Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Purpose 目的 ...


Purpose
目的 ...



A student asked Soen Nakagawa during a meditation retreat, 
"I am very discouraged. What should I do?"
Soen replied, "Encourage others." ...
(Essential Zen)



When an ordinary man attains knowledge, he is a sage; 
when a sage attains understanding, he is an ordinary man ...
(Essential Zen)



Once Yunmen said to the assembly:
"Medicine and disease cure each other. The entire earth is medicine. 
What is the self?" ...  
(Essential Zen)