Meditation is a kind of medicine: it is working only for some time. Once you have mastered the skill of slowing down, you will not need any special meditation. Then meditation will spread through your entire life. Walking is Zen, sitting is also Zen.
Then what will be this quality? A man is walking – vigilantly, lively, joyfully, unmotivated, concentrated, loving, smoothly. A man is sitting down – lovingly, lively, vigilantly, unmotivated. Not for anything in particular, but simply enjoying how wonderful it is to just sit there doing nothing, so relaxed, so calm. After a long walk, you are sitting under a tree, and a cool wind blows over you. Every moment, a person needs to feel free with himself –without trying to improve anything, without working on something or doing anything.
Walking is Zen, sitting is Zen. Talking or being silent, moving or being still – the essence is easy. The essence is easy –these are the keywords. The essence is easy - this is the key proposal. Keep doing what you are doing, but in the deepest essence, remain free, cool, calm and centered.
The Knight of the Rainbow is a reminder that, like this turtle, we are carrying our house with us wherever we go. There is no need to hurry, no need to seek refuge elsewhere. Even when we move into the depths of the waters of emotion, we can stillremain self-sufficient and free from attachments.
The time has come when you are ready to let go of any expectations that you had about yourself and other people and accept responsibility for all the illusions that you can bear. You do not need to do anything, but simply rest in the wholesomeness of who you are right now. If your desires, hopes and dreams are fading away – it is for the best. Their disappearance paves the way for a new quality of calm and acceptance of what you have. You have an opportunity to welcome this development in a way you could never have done before. Try to maintain this quality of slowing down, moving towards calm and understanding that you are already home.