331 - When Confronted with Great Difficulties: Zhaozhou's "Just Right"

How can we practice without ignoring the world, but also without being overwhelmed by it? We can learn something from a koan involving the 9 th century Chan master Zhaozhou (Joshu): A monk asked, "When a great difficulties come, how should I avoid them?" Zhaozhou said, "Just right." We can include great difficulties in our perception of this life without being destroyed by them, letting our hearts…