Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Mindfulness III


NOT FAR FROM BUDDAHOOD..... An anecdote I read in Zen Flesh, Zen Bones, sharing it in a poetic way......
A student once asked the Master have you ever, the Bible read.
The Master asked him to read it , aloud, to him instead.
The student picked out from St. Mathew a verse.....
"Twas about liles  of the field to be terse.
They toil not, neither do they spin,
Yet even Solomon in all his glory couldn't win.
Look to this day, and be in the here and now,
For tomorrow will take care of itself some how."
The Master remarked " the one who uttered the words, to be truly enlightened
to which the student just continued reading the Bible delighted.
"Ask and it shall be given to you.
Seek and you shall find
Knock and it will be opened to you.
For everyone that asketh receiveth.
and he that seeketh, findeth.
To him that knocketh shall be opened"
Excellent -The Master then remarked,
Whoever said those words on the Path of Buddhahood had embarked.