Dogen writes the following:
The migrating bird leaves no trace behind and does not need a guide
This freedom from form and attachment, from past ( trace) and future (guide), this complete action, absolute and yet transitory is our practice. Koku is found in this wondrous life, in this body-mind. Totally experienced, it is forgotten. Once forgotten, it is realized.
gassho
Taigu
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