Attribution

Important note: All the posts on this blog were written by Bob Harwood (AKA 'zendancer') on the forum spiritualteachers.proboards.com. I have merely reposted a collection of them in blog format for the convenience of seekers. Some very small mods were made on occasion to make posts readable outside of the forum setting they were made in.

Ricebag

Remember the story about the long-time seeker who visited a famous Zen Master? The ZM asked, "Where are you from?"

The seeker said, "I'm from the province south of here."

The ZM replied with a derisive snort, "You ricebag; first wandering around south of the city and now north of the river?"

Hearing these words the guy woke up.

Most intimate involves no distance.