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We begin by seeing our mistake. Separateness in the here and now is illusory, and our mental pictures of the past or future, laced with a
desire to have things our own way, are also illusory. The universe
with all that is in it is one thing. This is why it is right to resist the
spreading of poisons in agriculture, the land, the skies, the sea, and
in our cities, and to resist the spreading of fear (oppression) and of
war (oppression also).
The cause of the spreading of poisons, fear
and war is the lack of accountability due to greed, and the correction
of this sickness is accountability -- accepting responsibility for both
the visible and invisible costs of our actions, and adjusting those
actions accordingly, so that we may act with clarity and justice.
Capitalism is (or certainly has become) systematized avoidance of
justice. We can do better than this.
Clearly seeing into one's nature is called practice, and the seat that puts an end to analytical thoughts is called zazen.
-- Bassui