My name's Justin, and I'm a Buddhist. I take bits from Hindu, and Taoist philosophy as well though. I blog about religion, politics, philosophy, and whatever else I feel like blogging about. I've grown a lot over the years, but I'm still far from where I want to be. If you have any questions then ask away! Don't be shy.
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
Your inner world
has its own taste,
has its own fragrance,
has its own light.
And it is utterly silent!
~ Osho ~
Light up
the fire of love inside
and blaze
the thoughts away!
~ Rumi ~
“The greatest impurity is ignorance, free yourself from it. Be pure.”
~ Buddha ~
Now I do not know whether I was then a man dreaming I was a butterfly, or whether I am now a butterfly, dreaming I am a man. - Zhuangzi
wei wu wei - do without doing,
actionless action,
effortless
Junganisim
12. Happy Chinaman
Anyone walking about Chinatowns in America will observe statues of a stout fellow carrying a linen sack. Chinese merchants call him Happy Chinaman or Laughing Buddha.
This Hotei lived in the T’ang dynasty. He had no desire to call himself a Zen master or to gather many disciples about him. Instead he walked the streets with a big sack into which he would put gifts of candy, fruit, or doughnuts. These he
would give to children who gathered around him in play. He established a kindergarten of the streets.
Whenever he met a Zen devotee he would extend his hand and say: ‘Give me one penny.’ And if anyone asked him to return to a temple to teach others, again he would reply: ‘Give me one penny.’
Once as he was about his play work another Zen master happened along and inquired: ‘What is the significance of Zen?’
Hotei immediately plopped his sack down on the ground in silent answer.
‘Then,’ asked the other, ‘what is the actualization of Zen?’
At once the Happy Chinaman swung the sack over his shoulder and continued on his way.101 Zen Stories.
Manjushri
Avenue in Overveen, Max Liebermann. Germany (1847 - 1935)
