hyperfiction
for any blog-like document (though I do not expect to write here with blog speed or reliability) there must be an initial post. usually this looks forward, to what the document might become. but I feel a need to begin this composite document – hyperfiction – with the quotation I kept on my old web page, and in that way honor it as I put it to rest:
there are two ways to take care of your life. you can develop yourself as an artist, or you can forget yourself and devote your life to art. that’s a big difference. the first is to enslave yourself in your ego. it feels good for a while, but it doesn’t last for long. this is to become a host for the guest. the second way is to become a host for the host. you must turn your ego into fuel and burn your life for the benefit of all beings. you will become a kind of fool. but this is the way to find peace. just climb the mountain every day.
– dainin katagiri