Through Dōgen’s example of nodes in bamboo and knots in pine, Rev. Clairissa encourages us all in a compassionate approach to our spiritual work which allows “Room in the Heart” to accept and let go of theories and explanations as they arise.

She begins and ends with passages from Great Master Dōgen’s Bendōwa: A Discourse On Doing One’s Utmost in Practicing the Way of the Buddhas, from the Shōbōgenzō.