The Little Zen Calendar Catch-Up Post #8
Sunday, July 14th
Do not give rise to
a single thought.
~ Hui-Neng
Monday, July 15th
Art does not
reproduce the
invisible; rather it
makes it visible.
~ Paul Klee
Tuesday, July 16th
Shut your mouth,
close your lips,
and say something!
~ Pai-Chang
Wednesday, July 17th
Whack! Whack! Whack! Whack!
With each blow he slays or saves.
Demons show in his eyes,
so bright; like the sun, like the moon.
~ Ikkyu
Thursday, July 18th
It is everywhere.
~ Chuang-Tzu
Friday, July 19th
First thoughts have
tremendous energy.
It is the way the mind
first flashes on
something.
~ Natalie Goldberg
Saturday, July 20th
A monk said to Yueh-shan, "I have a problem. Will
you solve it for me?"
Yueh-shan said, "I will solve it for you tonight."
That evening, Yueh-shan ascended the high seat,
and said, "Will the monk who has the problem step
forward?"
The monk stepped forward. Yueh-shan descended
from his seat, grasped the monk by the lapels of his
robe, and called out, "Oh, monk, this fellow has a
problem!" Then he pushed him away and walked out.
~ Zen Mondo