“A zen master's life. Is no different to your own.”

So you're not a Zen master yet? Not a great yogi? Wishing you were Zen master Dogen, or Yoga master Iyengar? Do you think they always know what to do or say? Do you think they're confident in their mastery?

We easily put on a mask to the outside world, hiding behind it. The difference between the zen master and you? They are more honest about who they are. Their life is still a human life. Their failings are still human failings. Like your own.

Recognise your achievements today. But be honest about your failings. Let the mask drop.

Today's thought is from the series '31 Ways to Have a Better Day'.