One day Master Sekiso asked his Jisha (assistant): Master Dogo once said to a monk, “You should not throw away that place and become attached to this place.” What is your opinion?
The Jisha said: I rely completely on your understanding, Master.
The Master said: What is my understanding?
The Jisha walked from the west to the east and stood there.
The Master said: You just threw away that place and became attached to this place.
The Jisha said: I rely completely on your understanding, Master.
The Master said: What is my understanding?
The Jisha walked from the west to the east and stood there.
The Master said: You just threw away that place and became attached to this place.
3 comments:
It's a pretty widespread human trait for me always want to be somewhere else, somewhere better, to 'have arrived' at some vaguely imagined ideal situation...
Even 'here' can be such a destination when I'm walking in order to get there.
Regards,
Harry.
I left my heart in San Francisco.
Or here's a fun one...
Take a walk on a sidewalk. Go slowly enough to feel your calf muscles working. Imagine that you are not moving, but that your legs and feet are pulling things towards you, like walking on a log in a river. Once you've shifted into this perception for a bit, stop. Then start again. Who is to say this perception is not correct?
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