Zen Thought of the Day

Szczepankiewicz · 11-05-2001, 11:34 AM

A monk asked, "What about when I'm not chasing after various things?"

Chao-chou said, "Obviously it is just like this."

The monk said, "Is this the fact of my own nature?"

The Master said, "Chasing, chasing."

--Zen Mondo

Szczepankiewicz · 11-05-2001, 11:39 AM

What I am I am, and say not.

Being is the great explainer.

-- Henry David Thoreau

Szczepankiewicz · 11-05-2001, 02:37 PM

Not one, not two; not both, not neither.

-- Zen saying

Szczepankiewicz · 11-05-2001, 04:31 PM

"You've got to be able to make those daring leaps or you're nowhere," said Muskrat.

-- Russell Hoban

Oldskulbus · 11-05-2001, 09:34 PM

"I ams what I ams and thats all that I am."
-Popeye the Sailor Man

Szczepankiewicz · 11-06-2001, 09:37 AM

Popeye is the Zen Master!

Szczepankiewicz · 11-06-2001, 09:39 AM

In the pursuit of learning, everyday something is acquired. In the pursuit of the Way, everyday something is dropped.
-- Lao-tzu

duchman · 11-06-2001, 09:56 AM

When the hell are you comming out of the bathroom- My dad

Szczepankiewicz · 11-06-2001, 10:08 AM

Do you know nothing? Do you see nothing? Do you remember nothing?...Are you alive or not? Is there nothing in your head?
--T.S. Eliot

Szczepankiewicz · 11-06-2001, 10:23 AM

By three methods we may learn wisdom:

First, by reflection, which is noblest;

second, by imitation, which is easiest;

and third, by experience,which is the bitterest.

--Confucius

aseepish · 11-06-2001, 02:26 PM

"Outside a dog a book is man's best friend.
Inside a dog, it's too dark to read."
-Groucho Marx

Ryu (JKD?) · 11-06-2001, 03:01 PM

"zen teachers in this day and age are prone to sickness.
Best not to let your mind get sick."

....Zen quote from a master, Instant Zen.

Duch, you have left yourself WIDE open for jokes after that last post...LOL I won't say anything.

Ryu

Evilution · 11-07-2001, 09:57 AM

Confucious say, man standing on toilet, high on pot.

Szczepankiewicz · 11-07-2001, 09:58 AM

Koans are not study or research material. Each koan must be considered a finger pointing to the reality of your own true nature as well as the reality of the world. This finger can only fulfill its role as pointer if you are aware that it is pointing directly at you.

--Thich Nhat Hanh

Szczepankiewicz · 11-07-2001, 10:22 AM

Found in a fortune cookie:
"You are a poor, pathetic, gullible fool who seeks advice from bakery products."

11-05-2001, 11:34 AM	#1 (permalink)
Szczepankiewicz Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Meridian, ID, USA Posts: 4,109 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Zen Thought of the Day A monk asked, "What about when I'm not chasing after various things?" Chao-chou said, "Obviously it is just like this." The monk said, "Is this the fact of my own nature?" The Master said, "Chasing, chasing." --Zen Mondo

11-06-2001, 09:56 AM	#8 (permalink)
duchman Advanced Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: holland Posts: 1,034 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	When the hell are you comming out of the bathroom- My dad __________________ Aaron "Duchman" Karels

11-06-2001, 02:26 PM	#11 (permalink)
aseepish Registered User Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: British Columbia Posts: 1,630 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	"Outside a dog a book is man's best friend. Inside a dog, it's too dark to read." -Groucho Marx __________________ "It was about that time I realized that searching was my symbol, the emblem of those who go out at night with nothing in mind, the motives of a destroyer of compasses." -Cortázar

11-06-2001, 03:01 PM	#12 (permalink)
Ryu (JKD?) Registered User Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 623 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	"zen teachers in this day and age are prone to sickness. Best not to let your mind get sick." ....Zen quote from a master, Instant Zen. Duch, you have left yourself WIDE open for jokes after that last post...LOL I won't say anything. Ryu __________________ Sekkendo...

11-07-2001, 09:57 AM	#13 (permalink)
Evilution Novice Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Corvallis Oregon Posts: 216 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Confucious say, man standing on toilet, high on pot. __________________ UNITED WE STAND

11-05-2001, 11:39 AM	#2 (permalink)
Szczepankiewicz Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Meridian, ID, USA Posts: 4,109 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	What I am I am, and say not. Being is the great explainer. -- Henry David Thoreau

11-05-2001, 02:37 PM	#3 (permalink)
Szczepankiewicz Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Meridian, ID, USA Posts: 4,109 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Not one, not two; not both, not neither. -- Zen saying

11-05-2001, 04:31 PM	#4 (permalink)
Szczepankiewicz Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Meridian, ID, USA Posts: 4,109 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	"You've got to be able to make those daring leaps or you're nowhere," said Muskrat. -- Russell Hoban

11-05-2001, 09:34 PM	#5 (permalink)
Oldskulbus Novice Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: NP California Posts: 133 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	"I ams what I ams and thats all that I am." -Popeye the Sailor Man

11-06-2001, 09:37 AM	#6 (permalink)
Szczepankiewicz Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Meridian, ID, USA Posts: 4,109 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Popeye is the Zen Master!

11-06-2001, 09:39 AM	#7 (permalink)
Szczepankiewicz Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Meridian, ID, USA Posts: 4,109 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	In the pursuit of learning, everyday something is acquired. In the pursuit of the Way, everyday something is dropped. -- Lao-tzu

11-06-2001, 10:08 AM	#9 (permalink)
Szczepankiewicz Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Meridian, ID, USA Posts: 4,109 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Do you know nothing? Do you see nothing? Do you remember nothing?...Are you alive or not? Is there nothing in your head? --T.S. Eliot

11-06-2001, 10:23 AM	#10 (permalink)
Szczepankiewicz Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Meridian, ID, USA Posts: 4,109 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third, by experience,which is the bitterest. --Confucius

11-07-2001, 09:58 AM	#14 (permalink)
Szczepankiewicz Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Meridian, ID, USA Posts: 4,109 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Deep thoughts Koans are not study or research material. Each koan must be considered a finger pointing to the reality of your own true nature as well as the reality of the world. This finger can only fulfill its role as pointer if you are aware that it is pointing directly at you. --Thich Nhat Hanh

11-07-2001, 10:22 AM	#15 (permalink)
Szczepankiewicz Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Meridian, ID, USA Posts: 4,109 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Found in a fortune cookie: "You are a poor, pathetic, gullible fool who seeks advice from bakery products."

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