The Gateless Gate

There is magic in ordinary life.  The supposed dichotomy between the physical and spiritual realms is false.  Magic is all around us.  We don't see it, because we see it everyday and our habit blinds us.  Effort is required.  Psychedelics make it easier to see the magic, but they are unnecessary.

In zen there is the concept of the gate-less gate.  We have to pass through the gate even though it is in some sense not there.  Effort is required.

The effort can be an act of surrender, or an act of intention.  Where we put on attention is where our energy goes. Where our energy goes shapes our intention, and our reality.

We are a constant work in progress.  We play a role in finding the current of the present.  We can abdicate that role.  Or we can participate.

We can't always get what we want.