Q. I feel as if I have to do something, but I am told that doing so is wrong. What shall I do? – Zen Fools

A. You seem to misinterpret ‘Doing something is wrong’. How could we sustain our lives without doing anything? This is why ancient masters would say that if we understood the Sutras, or Dharma talks just through literally following words, we would become the Buddha’s enemy.

‘Doing something is wrong’ doesn’t mean that you should not do anything but that you should be aware that both you and all your deeds are empty, no matter what things you may do. In other words, you are wrong if you are entrenched in the idea that all you do, whether good, or bad, is real and not empty.

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