The spirit of dharma is more about the process of investigating than it is coming up with the right answers  •  it’s based on a sense of genuine interest and curiosity about the situation we are in, and how we deal with that  •  there’s a refreshing willingness to look at the things we prefer to avoid  •  the more we are willing to do so, the more we release the tension of avoiding  •  “the question is the answer”   •   we investigate by looking directly at our assumptions, our fixed views, what we take for granted  •  the dharma comes alive through questioning, investigating, and practicing  •  it’s not there, it’s not here; it’s in the connection between the two  •  that kind of engagement is what turns notes into music.