In those days, the student always walked three paces behind the teacher, just outside the shadow. I don't, I'm from India. At this, Hui Ko's final enlightenment appeared. Hearing this, his mind burst open and became the only link in the chain from Buddha to Cumberland. We celebrate it in our ancestors, we celebrate it in ourselves, and we celebrate it in each other.
Most people learn fairly quickly how to sit, appearing quiet.
Most people learn fairly quickly how to manage the forms. Most difficult is translating the practice from the cushion to your everyday life. One can have enormous, marvelous experiences on the cushion and stand up and be irritable and mean and small-minded. Certainly, we have all had that experience, and certainly we have judged others. They are supposed to be a great enlightened being.