It is the rub that polishes the jewel,” Enso Roshi says. “Nobody ever gets to nirvana without going through samsara. Nobody ever gets to heaven, without going through hell. The center of all things, the truth, is surrounded by demons.

The way is not clear, and it is when you do not have clarity, when this is allowed, that you will finally have clarity.

Life gives you exactly what you need to awaken.

You will bring yourself the suffering you need to bring yourself so that you may awaken.

Let whatever happens, be what needs to happen, so that I may awaken.

Maybe it’s something which can’t be defined,” Enso Roshi says. “Maybe it’s a question, to be lived.

Nothing needs to be done, and things get done.

The mind is limitless, in its creations.

When I was young, I lacked certainty, too,” he says. “I have the certainty, now, of not needing certainty. I have the certainty, of uncertainty. The peace, with being uncertain. All is good. All is holy. Whatever you choose, it can be fine. Hatred never ceases with hatred, but with love alone is healed. Rejection never ceases with rejection, but with acceptance alone is healed.