Editorial

"Zen teaches nothing; it merely enables us to wake up and become aware. It does not teach, it points." ~D.T. Suzuki

Sunday, January 12, 2020

Letting Go


 Letting Go
Two traveling monks reached a river
where they met a young woman. 

Wary of the current,
she asked if they could carry her across. 
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One of the monks hesitated,
but the other quickly picked her up onto his shoulders, transported her across the water,
and put her down on the other bank. 
She thanked him and departed.
As the monks continued on their way,
the one was brooding and preoccupied. 
Unable to hold his silence, he spoke out.

"Brother,
our spiritual training teaches us
to avoid any contact with women,

but you picked that one up
on your shoulders and carried her!"
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"Brother,"
the second monk replied,

"I set her down on the other side,
while you are still carrying her."
Enjoy
© 2020 MU-Peter Shimon