The social, economic, and political chaos and upheaval that we are collectively experiencing can feed the three poisons of greed, anger and ignorance. It can also be a great teacher, though not always gentle. Drawing upon recent talks on not-knowing and the fascicles Genjo Koan and Suki by Master Dogen, Gyodo Sensei reflects on the groundlessness of reality.

Can we be at home being with uncertainty? Being off-center? Being intimate with this chaotic, unknowable reality, we are intimately connected with our own changingness and mortality. Can we stay open to not-knowing? From one moment to the next, is anything fixed?