The You That Is Not Separate From Me
In talking to you, I’m not talking to some person who is other than myself. The face before me is reflected on the retinas of my eyes. You are within me. Facing you, I’m just facing myself. In other words, you exist within my universal self, and what I direct myself is caring for the you that is not separate from me.
Kosho Uchiyama Roshi in Opening the Hand of Thought: Foundations of Zen Buddhist Practice
Elegant photo!
uf, rather complicated,obviously not the Zen for beginners:)