How do I know when I have achieved Zen?
When I no longer ask the question.
When I am comfortable but not complacent.
When there is no more contradiction.
When truth ceases to exist for lack of an opposite.
When I ever listen and seldom talk.
When I am sad but still joyful.
When I am depressed and grateful for it.
When I see critics as admirers.
When I hear a spurt of anger as a love song.
When I let go of everything and wonder why I don’t miss it.
When the subject of my sentences is no longer “I.”
When the word “Zen” no longer has meaning.