Monday, August 25, 2008

The matter of life and death

The matter of life and death is important; impermanence is swift. Aspirants to Zen all understand the path, but when you ask them why we live and why we die, ten out of ten are dumbstruck. If you do on this way, even if you journey throughout the whole world, what will it accomplish?


-Tuan-ch'iao

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