Grouse came by one day for a private talk with Raven. She said, "My problem is that I have no confidence."PREVIOUS ☙ NEXT ☙ INDEX
Raven said, "Aren't you quieter these days?"
Grouse said, "Yes. I guess I am."
Raven said, "There you go."
Grouse said, "I guess I can do it."
Raven said, "It's total silence that removes all doubt."
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2021-06-21
Raven 177: Confidence
Zazen is the universal solvent. It's not that problems dissolve away in the sustained abiding in silence, but the problematicity of every problem dissolves.
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