Jewish Zen
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andrewducker*If you wish to know The Way, don't ask for directions.
Argue.
*Take only what is given. Own nothing but your robes and an alms bowl.
Unless, of course, you have the closet space.
*Let your mind be as a floating cloud. Let your stillness be as the
wooded glen. And sit up straight. You'll never meet the Budhha with
posture like that.
*There is no escaping karma. In a previous life, you never called, you
never wrote, you never visited. And whose fault was that?
*Wherever you go, there you are.
Your luggage is another story.
*To practice Zen and the art of Jewish motorcycle maintenance, do the
following: get rid of the motorcycle. What were you thinking?
*Be aware of your body. Be aware of your perceptions. Keep in mind that
not every physical sensation is a symptom of a illness.
*If there is no self, whose arthritis is this?
*Breathe in. Breathe out. Breathe in. Breathe out. Forget this and
attaining Enlightenment will be the least of your problems.
*Whenever you feel anger, you should say, "May I be free of this anger!"
This rarely works, but talking to yourself in public will encourage
others to leave you alone.
*Drink tea and nourish life.
With the first sip, joy.
With the second, satisfaction.
With the third, Danish.
*Be patient and achieve all things.
Be impatient and achieve all things faster.
*Be here now.
Be someplace else later.
Is that so complicated?
from Subtle Shadow via Monique
Argue.
*Take only what is given. Own nothing but your robes and an alms bowl.
Unless, of course, you have the closet space.
*Let your mind be as a floating cloud. Let your stillness be as the
wooded glen. And sit up straight. You'll never meet the Budhha with
posture like that.
*There is no escaping karma. In a previous life, you never called, you
never wrote, you never visited. And whose fault was that?
*Wherever you go, there you are.
Your luggage is another story.
*To practice Zen and the art of Jewish motorcycle maintenance, do the
following: get rid of the motorcycle. What were you thinking?
*Be aware of your body. Be aware of your perceptions. Keep in mind that
not every physical sensation is a symptom of a illness.
*If there is no self, whose arthritis is this?
*Breathe in. Breathe out. Breathe in. Breathe out. Forget this and
attaining Enlightenment will be the least of your problems.
*Whenever you feel anger, you should say, "May I be free of this anger!"
This rarely works, but talking to yourself in public will encourage
others to leave you alone.
*Drink tea and nourish life.
With the first sip, joy.
With the second, satisfaction.
With the third, Danish.
*Be patient and achieve all things.
Be impatient and achieve all things faster.
*Be here now.
Be someplace else later.
Is that so complicated?
from Subtle Shadow via Monique
Where the Jewish Zen passages come from
Date: 2003-07-31 05:22 pm (UTC)Zen Judaism: For You A Little Enlightenment by David M. Bader, Harmony Books, New York, copyright 2002
See http://www.extremely.com/zen (http://www.extremely.com/zen).