only snow
Posted in Stones on the Path on February 19th, 2005 by DhammaSeeker“There is neither heaven nor earth,
only snow,
falling incessantly.”
~ Hashin
running
Posted in Stones on the Path on February 18th, 2005 by DhammaSeeker“All human beings should try to learn before they die what they are running from, and to, and why.”
~ James Thurber
dropped zen
Posted in Stones on the Path on February 17th, 2005 by DhammaSeeker“Somehow — I [Jakuso Kwong] didn’t drop it — the teacup. a temple treasure, dropped itself. You know how those things go? You’re positive you didn’t drop it, but somehow the teacup left the table. And I missed it and it fell on the floor and broke! And I felt so bad. And then Katagiri Roshi went, ‘Oh ooooooh.’ And then Suzuki Roshi went ‘ooooooh, ooooooh, ooooh, ooh, oh.’ Then my mind started working. I could glue it back together! But Suzuki Roshi came over and we picked up the pieces. And he took the pieces and he stuffed them into the garbage so deep that even my mind couldn’t get to them.”
~ “Dropped” Zen
no freebies
Posted in Stones on the Path on February 16th, 2005 by DhammaSeeker“Karma means you don’t get away with nothin’.”
~ Ruth Denison
the way
Posted in Stones on the Path on February 15th, 2005 by DhammaSeeker“All the way to Heaven is Heaven.”
~ St. Catherine if Siena