You Have What You Need
One definition of an enlightened person is one who always has everything they need. At every moment what they need is there; they're not seeking anything. If you really are seriously practicing to be free and to simultaneously realize enlightenment, you never seek out of the immediate situation, no matter how bad it is. You transform the immediate situation into what you need.
Richard Baker Roshi. From "The Roundtable: Help or Hindrance" (Tricycle Fall 1996)
