"The mind dwells in the cave of the heart. He who conquers it frees himself from slavery." May 26, 1985

Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee, explains how you can ask questions about the meaning of life all day long. But who is the questioner? Usually we take the wrong approach to these questions. The questions and the answers are thoughts—or objects. They are not reality. If you have a deluded mind, how are you supposed to use it in meditation? You must set it aside. When silence is present, where are you? When you aren’t thinking, are you a man or a woman? Tall or short?The real question is “What is the reality of me?” Your mind is full of fragments of your parents, your friends, teachers, books you’ve read. But where is the mind itself? The same one that has always been there.You can’t have someone meditate for you and tell you about it. Enlightenment is a personal experience. The mind dwells in the cave of the heart. He who conquers it frees himself from slavery. May 26, 1985