What if the truth of who you are has been brushing against your cheek this whole time—so subtle, so constant, you forgot it was even there? In this video, we dive into one of Zen’s most elegant metaphors: the wind and the fan. The wind? Your ever-abiding true nature. The fan? Zen practice—especially zazen. Simple, right? Until you realize you’ve been waving the fan like mad, trying to make something happen, not knowing the breeze was already blowing.
Drawing on Dōgen’s sharp-as-a-koan insight, this metaphor challenges the very foundation of spiritual seeking. You don’t practice Zen to generate truth—you practice to feel it, to uncover what’s been here all along.
So if you’ve ever wondered what Zen practice is really for—or why enlightenment isn’t something you can earn—this one's for you.
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