~~~*Beautiful Koan*~~~

A monk once said to Master Sozan, " I am a poor and destitute. I beg you O master, please help me and make me rich. " Sozan said vererable Seizei " yes Master " replied Seizei. Sozan remarked " having tasted three cups of the best wine, do you still say that your lips are not yet moistened?" ​

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EXPLANATION:​

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Seizei says he is poor he is not talking about money but is referring to his absolute condition of being neither a subject or an object and ask sozan what he can do for one so poor. Seizei's question is the first taste of wine. Sozan calls out to Seizei and seizei hears him. that is Seizei's second taste of the best wine. and finally Seizei responds , " Yes Master" this is the third taste of the best wine. Seizei, you are alive questioning, listening and responding ! how can you say you are poor with unmoistened lips. What other riches can you possibly expect? ​

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I love this Koan i got it out of one of my Buddhist books i was reading and i thought i would share it with everyone.​

Love Light and beautiful energy to all my Brothers and Sisters​

 

As nice and beautiful as it is, I have seen, read and experienced better.

 

ditto

 

my fault for sharing with the already fully enlightened
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remember what you were so freely given expierenced and grown from share with the universe let someone else have the chance to grow​

loving all my brothers and sisters​

 

We Love You Measa!!!!

 

hehehe. it was pretty funny, though, how fast measa was annoyed. bird's too good. anyway, i think the typo's fucked up my feeble brain a bit too much, so i had a hard time reading it. meybe i'm just totally unenlightened. probably.

 

measa is incapable of getting annoyed.. trust me i know...

(at least by anything short of physical violence)


luv n light..