One Bird, One Stone: 108 Contemporary Zen Stories by Sean Murphy

One Bird, One Stone: 108 Contemporary Zen Stories by Sean Murphy

Author:Sean Murphy [Murphy, Sean]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Religion, Buddhism, Zen, Philosophy
ISBN: 9781571746979
Google: LmVG7-JheHkC
Amazon: 1571746978
Publisher: Hampton Roads Publishing
Published: 2012-12-31T23:00:00+00:00


“Yeah.” Kapleau pauses, as though reliving the scene. “I was still struggling with half lotus position. He was almost ninety, but he could bend down and touch his feet, do all kinds of postures I wouldn't dream of doing. He'd do these exercises every day with his attendant . . . I think he died at the age of ninety-two.”

As our agreed-upon hour together winds on, the figures parade before us: Soen Nakagawa, Harada Roshi, Hakuun Yasutani—alive again, talking, walking, teaching. For a moment I'm overwhelmed at the privilege of simply being present. For a moment, I feel unworthy. Finally, forgetting myself, I'm swept into simply listening. And all at once, it becomes clear what it is I'm doing here: despite his condition, despite his age, this man still wishes to speak a word of Zen, as long as he has a bit of breath left to speak it. When I tell my own teacher, Daido Roshi, about this later, it brings tears to his eyes.



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