Awakening to Forms, See the Mind

Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi – ZMM – 5/11/25 – The connection between the creative process and the Dharma is an important entranceway to deepening our Zen practice. Engaging creative expression as a practice helps us leap free of the constraints of intellect, experiencing a resonance with the world beyond what we think of as “myself.” Our senses take in the whole world. So how are we not overwhelmed or deceived by our perceptions? How do we inhabit this “dharma body” with clarity, and commune with all reality? – From the Book of Serenity, Case 82 – Yunmen’s Sound and Form.