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| The Idealist |
Idealism is a problem in Zen. It's an attempt to take a last stand. But it's like standing on a high flag pole under a tiny umbrella. It requires might and muscle and an unrelenting focus on what you think is right. One little slip and kaboom you fall off the pole.
Imagine if you will idealizing your lover. Ahem!
What would you imagine?
Or imagine your lover idealizes you? Ahem!
Expectations might be quite high and quite narrow. Judgement of the kind that measures and evaluates everything you do according to whatever the IDEAL is thought to be would be the basis of the love. Sounds treacherous, doesn't it?
You see the idealist doesn't know that idealism is relative. And since it is, it causes friction and disagreement unless you find someone who has the same narrow and high ideal as you.
Zen points to a bigger stand than the stand of idealism. It asks you to learn to stand anywhere, with anyone, at any time without measure. Without measure!
In simple language, it means to stand on your own two feet right where you are.
"My master taught me that nobody at all should become indignant about anything until he is sure that what he thinks is a wrong is in fact a wrong-and not a blessing in disguise!" Nasrudin
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