Leave No Trace

อาจารย์ ปสันโน

30 เมษายน 2024

There’s an idiom I appreciate from the Zen Tradition which is simply stated: “Leave no trace.” It’s an attitude ascribed to persons who do everything with clarity, efficiency, and mindfulness. It’s helpful to cultivate this attitude, both as an ideal within the mind and also in terms of the little things we do— paying attention so we do not leave a trace behind us when we’re engaged in our daily activities. This can be helpful even with very simple things like preparing for pūjā or getting ready for work. Wherever we go, we don’t create a mess; we leave things neat and tidy. After washing ou…