The bodhisattva’s way of helping others is not some moral code or written conditions. To help others does not mean actually to give something or to lead someone in a special way. If you want to understand what the actual bodhisattva way is, you should practice our way. That is why Dogen Zenji was particular about our everyday life. He was very, very particular because he thought it was impossible to express what bodhisattva’s way does mean with words or philosophy.
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