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Punching Tigers In The Face
A long time ago an American lady walked into a temple and met a Zen master and told him that deep inside she had a holy place, a place where she could be at peace and that this place was always with her. Sometimes it was hard to reach, but it was there. “Yes” said [...]
Continue reading...You’re No Good if you don’t Know (!/?)
Monday, February 15, 2010
A strange word; knowing. Both in English and in Dutch (my native tongue) there is no word for the opposite of knowing. We just make due with something like “not-knowing,” immediately identifying it as in inferior to knowledge. It’s a simple fact of the Western world, we highly regard people with knowledge. So you’re constantly [...]
Continue reading...Value Rigidity, Empty Teacups and Unboxing the Brain
Monday, January 11, 2010
Nan-in, a Japanese master during the Meiji era (1868-1912), received a university professor who came to inquire about Zen. Nan-in served tea. He poured his visitor’s cup full, and then kept on pouring. The professor watched the overflow until he no longer could restrain himself. “It is overfull. No more will go in!” “Like this [...]
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