Essays and Thoughts on The Dokkodo Part Eight Never Be Jealous Musashi using two swords (courtesy of Wikimedia Commons) O, beware, my lord, of jealousy; It is the green-ey’d monster, which doth mock The meat it feeds on. -Shakespeare (from Othello) If you have done Zen practice for any lengthy period of time, then you are probably aware of many of the negative emotions that you struggle with - or ones that you don't. These emotions can come upon you when you are sitting on the cushion meditating. They can come upon you when you are in the dojo (or dojang) training. And, of course, they can even come upon you in the most mundane times, such as when you are in the checkout line at the grocery store, or when you are stuck in heavy traffic, or when you are busy cleaning your home. In other words, negative emotions seem to always be there, lurking just beneath the surface no matter the situation. Of course, you can also have "good" emotions that come up, as well.
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