Buddha’s Answer

The Buddha was asked: “Are you a God?”

“No,” was his answer.

“Are you a super man?”

“No.”

“Then what are you?”

“I am awake!” was the surprising answer.

Buddha meant this literally. Most of us dream our way through life, superficially responding to the karma brought on by our vashanas (habit energies). Compulsive behavior is a sign of these.

Sarah Riley: Our Seijaku retreat with Daniel Pienciak in Aston, Pennsylvania (July 2019) was wonderful. I am a Seijaku beginner but was able to feel the movements through the weight shift in my feet. The optional early morning practices with Bill Moore really helped me absorb the preliminaries and movements.