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Thursday, 08 November 2007 |
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 Buddha told a parable in a sutra :
A man travelling across a field encountered a tiger. He fled, the tiger after him. Coming to the precipice, he caught hold of the root of a wild vine and swung himself down over the edge. The tiger sniffed at him from above. Trembling, the man looked down to where, far below, another tiger was waiting to eat him. Only the vine sustained him.
Two mice, one white and one black, little by little started to gnaw away the vine. The man saw a luscious strawberry near him. Grasping the vine with one hand, he plucked the strawberry with the other. How sweet it tasted !
--- from 101 Zen Stories
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Sunday, 30 September 2007 |
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Anam Cara is Gaelic term for "Soul Friend". In this book, John O'donohue positions himself to be our soul's companion on ancient journey down a nearly forgotten path of wisdom. He helps us to see into what it means to be human as the Celts did: we're more than just flesh, blood, and bone; we comprise individual worlds.
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Tuesday, 25 September 2007 |
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The Mumonkan, also known as "The Gateless Gate", is a classic Zen text consisting of 48 koans with commentaries and verses collected by Wumen Hui-k'ai (Mumon Ekai), a Chinese Zen master who lived in the 13th century Song period.
The Great Way has no gate,
A thousand roads enter it.
When one passes through this gateless gate,
He freely walks between heaven and earth.
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