Episode 15: No Gaining Idea

Published: Feb. 16, 2022, 11 a.m.

If you think about virtually everything you do in a given day, you may come to a realization: \u201cI do what I do because I want to get something out it.\u201d We work to earn money, we exercise to stay fit, we meditate to feel good\u2026it seems harmless enough. But there is a more subtle path available to us as human beings. In Suzuki Roshi\u2019s words, we can live our lives with \u201cno gaining idea.\u201d When we have no gaining idea, we taste what it means to express our true nature\u2014to be truly alive.