I'll tell you the meaning of life, but first you have to promise not to laugh. The only Zen you find on the tops of mountains is the Zen you bring up there. Man stands in his own shadow and wonders why it's dark. Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the men of old; seek what they sought. If you cannot find the truth right where you are, where else do you expect to find it? At the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time. When you are deluded and full of doubt, even a thousand books of scripture are not enough. When you have realized understanding, even one word is too much. It is better to practice a little than talk a lot. We shape clay into a pot, but it is the emptiness inside that holds whatever we want. The quieter you become, the more you can hear. We have two eyes to see two sides of things, but there must be a third eye which will see everything at the same time and yet not see anything at all.
I don't mind going nowhere, as long as it's an interesting path.....
I don't mind going nowhere, as long as it's an interesting path.....
