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What is the matter of your pilgrimage in Zen?

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"The pilgrimage in Zen is not to some distant land, but to the acceptance of this ordinary life, where the mundane becomes sacred and every moment is a gateway to the divine."

Core Insight:
According to Osho, in Zen the pilgrimage is nowhere but here: to accept this ordinary life totally, dropping mind, knowledge, metaphysics, and any otherworldly hankering. By living with immediacy and spontaneity on this very shore, the mundane turns sacred—this very body the buddha, this very earth the lotus paradise. Zen is present-centered, bridging earth and heaven through pure hereness.
Your Zen journey is to be fully here now, living ordinary life with a wholehearted, simple presence.
Why this matters practically
- Ends restless striving and future-chasing, easing anxiety
- Turns daily routines into meditation, bringing joy and meaning
- Integrates body and spirit, grounding you while opening wonder in the present
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