Preaching a Dream in a Dream

Master Dogen's MUCHU-SETSUMU in 100 Words MU means 'dream', CHU means 'in' and SETSU means 'preach' so MUCHU-SETSUMU means 'preaching a dream in a dream'. A memory of something we did yesterday can feel little different to something we dreamed about doing the night before. Because our fleeting experiences of reality are ultimately beyond full expression our abstract accounts of life are like dreams.

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