The Wonder of Being by Jeff Foster

Author:Jeff Foster
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction
Publisher: New Harbinger Publications
Published: 2012-05-17T00:00:00+00:00

THE BUDDHA IN A CORNER SHOP

“There is no language of the holy.

The sacred lies in the ordinary.”

-Deng Ming-Dao

One day, I met the Buddha in a corner shop.

I went into a little shop on the way home from a day in town. After paying for my bread and milk, I asked the man at the counter if I could have some change for the washing machine. I gave him two pound coins and he gave me back some twenty pence pieces with a broad smile, and I said, “Thank you,” and he replied, “You’re welcome.”

Enlightenment is not some future event that will leave you in a state of perfection. No, enlightenment happens in each and every moment. It is the simple joy of everyday interactions. It is the buying of bread and milk, the exchange of coins here and there, the ‘thanks, bye!’ as you leave a shop. It’s just that, and nothing more.

You cannot find enlightenment. At no point can you become enlightened. Enlightenment simply is, and in searching for it, you lose it... although of course it can never really be lost.

Enlightenment in a corner shop, and who would have ever guessed?

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