Make them appreciate the beauty of their clothes. (Ch.80)
The face is the place where the contact between Tao and a hologram takes place.
Zen Master Dogen puts it this way:
"Face-giving [Menju 面授/ Face (to face) transmission] is receiving and giving at the face."
面授は面処の受授なり
(Menju 面授, «Shobogenzo 正法眼蔵»)
Your face is the interface between Tao and a hologram.
That's why you cannot see the face.
You can see only an interpretation of it, such as your reflection on the mirror or the reputation.
Since it is the important interface, let's keep it clean.
Therefore, Dogen painstakingly explains how to wash the face and other body parts. (Senjo 洗浄, Senmen 洗面; «Shobogenzo 正法眼蔵»)
Your body is a manifestation of Tao (=Love, =Buddha).
By washing it, you can emit Love (=Tao, =Buddha).
That's one basic way to keep Tao's energy circulating.
Your clothes are an extension of your face.
Forget someone else's criteria.
Please appreciate your beautiful clothes, your beautiful body, and your beautiful face.
[Note]
The titles of the two chapters in Shobogenzo above, that is to say, Japanese words "Senjo 洗浄" and "Senmen 洗面", signify "wash" and "washing the face" respectively.
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