June 18, 2023 – B

Jason Garret, when he was coaching
the Dallas Cowboys,
said, "It comes down to this:
Handle the success of the game
and keep playing.
Handle the adversity of the game
and keep playing."

He was saying, "Deal with it and go on.
Without making a big deal of it."

The old Buddhists thought Dharma
came down to the "non-attachment
to name and form."

In order to allow all that obscures
"The complete essence of everything"
to fall away
so that we might become
increasingly familiar with our own
original nature.

Living our of our own original nature
allows us to "Deal with it and go on,
without making a big deal of any of it."

We meet the day,
doing what is called for in the day,
as only we can do it,
and "keep playing."

Not getting lost in the day,
in winning and losing,
in having and possessing,
with no goal in mind
beyond doing what is called for
in each situation as it arises,
and playing on,
playing on,
in the only game there is.

The game of life and living well,
day to day.
Doing what is called for here/now
and playing on, 
playing on. 

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