Cheri has been known to say, "Just show up and the miracle will happen." To show up is to follow the form for practice that the Guide offers: to sit; to attend to body, emotions, and mind as we go through the day; to open up to the compassion of Life through the recording and listening practice; and to participate as often and as fully as we can in workshops, retreats, and remote offerings. As a monk, the form for me also includes the daily monastic schedule and everything that entails. To submit to the form in all its aspects is an act of faith that frees my heart to say yes to the guidance that Life offers in each moment.
It does not matter what the voices say, the answer is always to follow the form and trust that through this surrender Life will give us exactly what we need right now to wake up and end suffering. As I practice in this way, gradually my experience of life deepens. I let go more and more into the tranquility of the moment and live here, where I am. When I just say "yes" everything good follows. That's the miracle.
GasshÅ,
Dave