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Reply With QuoteAh! Very wise, Rug!
One day as Manjusri stood outside the gate, the Buddha called to him, "Manjusri, Manjusri, why do you not enter?" Manjusri replied, "I do not see myself as outside. Why enter?"
Every gift of God makes the soul ready to receive a new gift, greater than itself.
Meister Eckhart
Ah! Very wise, Rug!
"Where there is love, there is life, And where there is life, there is hope, (There is hope...), And in hope we find the sight to see
The essence of divinity" - The Cruxshadows, "Defender."
One day the Buddha was going on a long journey, and his disciples were gathered around him. Turning to one of his disciples, the Buddha said: "Are you coming or going?"
Eager to accompany Buddha on his journey, the disciple said: "I am coming."
To his dismay, the Buddha frowned and said: "You are not yet ready for the journey."
Turning to a second disciple, the Buddha asked again: "Are you coming or going?"
Seeing that the first disciple's answer met with disapproval, the second disciple pondered the question and then responded: "I am going."
Again, the Buddha frowned and shook his head. "You are not yet ready for the journey." He said.
Turning to a third disciple, the Buddha asked again: "Are you coming or going?"
Troubled by the response that the first two disciples received, the third disciple was afraid to answer. Stuttering, he began to speak. "I am..." He began, but he could not finish the sentence.
To his surprise, the Buddha smiled and nodded approvingly.
"Here is a true disciple indeed." The Buddha said. "Here is one who is ready for the journey."
"Where there is love, there is life, And where there is life, there is hope, (There is hope...), And in hope we find the sight to see
The essence of divinity" - The Cruxshadows, "Defender."
hahaa indeed
A monk asked Ummon: `What is Buddha?' Ummon answered him: `Dried dung.'
Every gift of God makes the soul ready to receive a new gift, greater than itself.
Meister Eckhart
Hahaha, yes, I've heard that one before. The version I heard wasn't nearly so polite
(To be more accurate, the Chinese phrase basically refers to a stick used as toilet paper; so it could be translated: "a butt-wiping stick.")
Another good one....
"If you see Buddha, kill him immediately!"
"Where there is love, there is life, And where there is life, there is hope, (There is hope...), And in hope we find the sight to see
The essence of divinity" - The Cruxshadows, "Defender."
So what's in between a duck, anyway? Is that another koan?
"Where there is love, there is life, And where there is life, there is hope, (There is hope...), And in hope we find the sight to see
The essence of divinity" - The Cruxshadows, "Defender."
hahaa i love it. yah i suppose in between a duck is a koan
Every gift of God makes the soul ready to receive a new gift, greater than itself.
Meister Eckhart
Two monks were arguing about a flag. One said: `The flag is moving.'
The other said: `The wind is moving.'
The sixth patriarch happened to be passing by. He told them: `Not the wind, not the flag; mind is moving.'
Ah! Yes, very true, Calibas!
"Where there is love, there is life, And where there is life, there is hope, (There is hope...), And in hope we find the sight to see
The essence of divinity" - The Cruxshadows, "Defender."
My favorite koan:
When Mamiya, who later became a well-known preacher, went to a teacher for personal guidance, he was asked to explain the sound of one hand.
Mamiya concentrated upon what the sound of one hand might be. "You are not working hard enough," his teacher told him. "You are too attached to food, wealth, things, and that sound. It would be better if you died. That would solve the problem."
The next time Mamiya appeared before his teacher he was again asked what he had to show regarding the sound of one hand. Mamiya at once fell over as if he were dead.
"You are dead all right," observed the teacher, "But how about that sound?"
"I haven't solved that yet," replied Mamiya, looking up.
"Dead men do not speak," said the teacher. "Get out!"
LOL, I admit I do not understand, wise one
"Where there is love, there is life, And where there is life, there is hope, (There is hope...), And in hope we find the sight to see
The essence of divinity" - The Cruxshadows, "Defender."
I think this guy figured it out:Originally Posted by UntoldGlory
LOL, I admit I do not understand, wise one
http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...arch&plindex=1
Rofl!
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