The Buddha inside all of us

I hope it's not too corny to talk about the weather on a blog, but today is truly the most stunning autumn day, bright bright sunshine on golden leaves.
I spent a fascinating hour earlier today sitting in the warm sun outside The Drawingroom in Chesham (http://www.the-drawingroom.co.uk/), talking to a lovely guy who is a Zen monk and has just returned from living in Utah for several years. He talked about the philosophy of his particular teacher/monastery which has an inclusive belief that we are all Buddhas at source. Not that we must follow a life of isolation, meditation and committment to prayer in order to attain that enlightened state, but that we are born into the world with Buddha inside.

I like this idea, and believe that we can quite easily, if we are willing, tap into this feeling of contentment with ourselves, without judgement, just accepting ourselves and loving ourselves for who we are in all our completeness. With all our human characteristics and what we often regard as our 'failings', we are perfect, just as we are, just like Bridget Jones said!