There comes an unspeakable joy in giving love and thanksgiving to being alive in this exact moment.
To just be.
To just exist.
Purely and clearly like a crystal.
Not dwelling on the past or dreaming of the future, but focused clearly
on
right
now.
To just do what you are doing and nothing more. The mind becomes clear as the sky. The heart fills with love and light in adoration for the moment in all of its beauty, no matter what imperfections.
No words can describe this experience for it transcends words. It must be experienced directly. That joy is a timeless prize of consciousness. Because Zen is learning that emptiness is fullness. It is learning to find joy in the moment with empty hands, because we enter and leave this world, carrying nothing in our hands.
