There is an old saying that upon entering the sea of Buddhist truth, even the smallest fish is instantly transformed into a great dragon. Monastic disciples upon entering the Dragon Gate at Eiheiji, one of the two Soto Zen headquarters in Japan, are transformed into dragons, and when he finishes training and re-enters the world, […]
If you’ve gotten this far, I thank you for reading my posts, whether one or all. You may have noticed that some links are sending you to another website. That is where I am migrating all these entries. You can now find this Henro Afterword in my Shikoku Minisite.
I was adrift, bobbing along with nothing on the horizon. Imagining the potential challenges, I realised how little I knew about myself. Yet, that only made me want to find out.