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The Zen practice of contemplating a question or statement, the answer to which transcends dualistic thinking |
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Green Koans 46: A Tree Joins the Monastery
CASE #46: A Tree Joins the Monastery According to Buddhaghosa, the precept against injuring plants and trees came about in the following manner. Once when the Buddha had given permission for an assembly to dwell in the forest outside of the monastery, a certain monk decided to build himself lodging and, seeing a suitable tree for this purpose, began to cut it down. The spirit who inhabited the tree appeared to him carrying a child on her hip. “Please do not cut down my home,” she implored. But the monk answered, “This tree is perfect and I shall not be able to find another like it.” More » -
Green Koans Case 41: The Meaning of Suffering
CASE #41: The Meaning of SufferingShakyamuni asked, “What is wisdom?” and when no one could answer, added: “It is the ability to perfectly understand and patiently accept the truth of suffering.”BACKGROUND:Perfectly understand To understand a thing holistically, from beginning to end, rather than merely in terms of its parts—the latter constituting only knowledge.Patiently accept To accept without reservation—that is, without any attempt to alter the reality of a given phenomenon.The meaning of suffering Refers to the foundational teaching of Buddhism—the Four Noble Truths: More » -
Green Koans Case 39: The Great Natural Way
CASE #39: The Great Natural Way Masanobu Fukuoka once wrote: “The more the farmer increases the scale of his operation, the more his body and spirit are dissipated and the further he falls away from a spiritually satisfying life. A life of small-scale farming may appear to be primitive, but in living such a life, it becomes possible to contemplate the Great Way.” BACKGROUND: More »
