We often hear that once the other shore has ben reached, the raft may be discarded. Our Zen practice tells us that we're already on the other side, and that maybe lugging around the raft, the tent, the waterproof matches, and all the other accoutrements are just obscuring that we are already there, never left it, and there was no place to be other than right here&now to leave.
Haengdal Citta gives us the Dharma talk on March 1, 2023.