“A state of absolute passivity dynamically interpreted, if such is possible, is the basis of the Zen experience.” D. T. Suzuki
Passivity gets a bad rap in our action culture. It is perceived as weak, impotent, undesirable.
And yet, here the Zen master points to it as the foundation for a radical shift of consciousness,
the gateway to a kind of power unknown to action figures.
In the passive state, the Energy in which we live and move and have our being is awakened into a seamlessbeautifulhappening,
a dance of love
as our lives live themselves without the slightest effort.
