Shundo David Haye – Zen Priest

‘Fundamentally all people are fully satisfied, each and every one with wholeness fulfilled. Why are the weeds seven feet deep throughout the Dharma hall? Do you want to understand this situation?
After a pause Dogen said: Flowers fall in our attachments, weeds grow following our aversions.’ (Extensive Record, Discourse 51)

Another snippet from the Extensive Record, from the archive. The “fundamentally” here means deeper than we know. The weeds pile up when we stick to what we know.