last night's daily dharma

[phinnia]

Practice is twofold. The first part is training; the second is the act itself. And these are not two things; when you train, the act itself is happening; when you are the act itself, your training is deepened. Practice is to work "as if." The lawyer practices as if she or he were an attorney. The doctor practices as if she or he were a physician. Being and learning are one and the same. It is just as though you were trying to play the piano with Mozart's hands. At first such action "as if" is awkward, but with practice your music becomes your own best creation. In the same way, our zazen becomes your own best inspiration, and your interaction with others expresses the love which has been in your heart from the very beginning. (from Tricycle.)

So that's the trick. Just fake it until you make it, colloquially speaking.

Right then.

Comments

[nellwyn.livejournal.com]

Whoa. In some things and in some circumstances, that can be a useful way of thinking. In an awful lot of other things, it isn't! Though I must admit, it seems to be how companies are treating me at the moment.. ''maybe if we pretend she doesn't have a problem, she won't have a problem.''

[phinnia.livejournal.com]

The companies are the bugblatter beast of traal?
I hope you get that mess fixed soon, honestly. That's terrible, the way you're getting the runaround like that. :P

[lizardling.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the post - food for thought. Another way of it would be to throw one in the deep end of the pool - sink or swim.

[phinnia.livejournal.com]

*nods* Yes. that too. :-)

[lovesasa.livejournal.com]

Yes!

I need to remember this more often.

Thanks. :)

[phinnia.livejournal.com]

You're welcome. :-)