Just live that life. It doesn't matter whether it is life or hell, life of the hungry ghost, life of the animal, it's okay; just live that life, see. And as a matter of fact no other way. Where you stand, where you are, that's what your life is right there, regardless of how painful it is or how enjoyable it is. That's what it is.
Taizan MaezumiEmptiness is in fact form when we forget the self. There's nothing in the universe *other* than ourself. Nothing to compare, name, or identify. When it's the only thing there is, how can we talk about it?
Taizan MaezumiPractice is this life, and realization is this life, and this life is revealed right here and now.
Taizan MaezumiWhere you stand, where you are, that's what your life is right there, regardless of how painful it is or how enjoyable it is. That's what it is.
Taizan Maezumi