the precepts however are a safety line which we can attach ourselves to, in order to avoid plunging into the abyss of extremism and bad cause-effect relationships.
I hope in time one can actually see in themself what causes the bad cause-effect relationships. Otherwise where is the wisdom?
Jundo
Daido Loori Roshi has some wonderful talks on his multi-year efforts to quit a multi-pack a day cigarette habit (I think he only quit a few years ago). It is all part of the tightrope which, not by coincidence, is also an act of balance in body/mind ... and thus a very beautiful description for the Zen life.
Gassho
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