I used to imagine that
spiritual work was undertaken alone in a cave somewhere with prayer beads and a
leather-bound religious tome, the holy one enwrapped in a mist of grace,
mystique, and body odor. Nowadays, that sounds to me more like a vacation from
spiritual work. Group monastic living has taught me that the people in your
life don’t get in the way of your spiritual practice; these people are your
spiritual practice.
--Shozan Jack Haubner,
from an article in Spirituality and
Health Magazine, May/June 2013 issue, which is an excerpt from the book, Zen Confidential
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