School Daze

Once again Tuesday rolled around on the weekly run and so i dutifully trekked up to Ridgefield CT to the Alternative High School for the weekly class i teach. Don't get me wrong its a duty because i committed to it and i committed to it because i believe in the Dahn Hak Vision. I believe in helping these students and i believe that in a beauractic world where everyone wants proof before trust that this is a vital avenue to actualizing the vision. But Man when people don't want to learn its difficult.

Just lately (interestingly enough) someone posed this thought to me: Buddha was sitting under a tree one day worrying. A disciple approached dismayed that his enlightened master would be worried about anything. The sight shook the disciple to the very core and he insisted on knowing what in the world was goin on with the master. Buddha said, "My worry is not your worry. I do not worry about food or clothing or shelter or companionship for i am one with the universe and all is provided."

"Then what worries you so, master?"

--At this point my friend asked me "do you know what he said?" of course all i could do was stare blankly. I had no clue why an enlightened master would worry about anything all things are taken care of inately. So i stood there like a deer in head lights, "no what?" -----

Buddha said "I am worried for all of my beloved disciples. How can i convey the wonder and simplisity of enlightenment so that all of you may understand it?"

This left the disciple like a deer in headlights.

As a Dahn practicioner dedicated to the cause and organization i don't bother myself with to many concerns at any great length. Yesterday i left the class completely lost. On the one hand i was happy because this means oppertunity for growth. On the other hand, how do i help a thirsty horse drink from a river if it does not understand that the water will quench her thirst?