The Glory of God : A Summary of the Srimad Bhagavata Mahapuranam : 2.9 - Swami Krishnananda.
-------------------------------------------- Tuesday, November 24, 2020. 02:53. PM. Chapter 2: The Process of Creation-9. ----------------------------------------- Zen considers everything as beautiful. When wesweep the floor, we are not doing a dirty act. It is a great art of perfection, neatness; and the broom is anobject of attention, not simply a thing about which we can be callous. If we wash a vessel, it is a great art of attention in which we are engaging. So is the case with every action, whether it is cooking, preparing tea or offering anything to a guest that comes—a great art, great perfection, great beauty, and great totality. Everything is wonderful; this is Zen’s conception of all things in the world. Even a leaf on a tree, even a twig hat is moving, all are beautiful. The twig is moving in the breeze, how beautiful! The leaf is moving, how beautiful! The sun is shining, how beautiful! The river is flowing, how beautiful! The mountain is standing, how beautiful! Why n