Zazen is simply being with life as it is. Without any need to change it, grasp after it, or figure it out. It isn’t a passive, however — in Zen, we see how we are actively engaged with our life AS life, which is endlessly, infinitely changing and fluid. It is also seamless; this infinite variety, which is our life, is one with unity.

How do we experience this unity within differences? Can we let everything and everyone be perfectly as they are, and also appreciate the beauty and wonder of difference? This is the fundamental mystery of the Universe.