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.

A monk once asked a Zen Master

..."Master, I don't understand what's going on, and nothing makes sense. I've been at this monastery following you around and listening to you for a long time, but I still don't understand anything. What is the deepest teaching?" The ZM asked the monk, "Have you finished your morning meal?" The monk said, "Yes." The ZM replied, "Then go clean your bowls." Upon hearing these words, the monk had a significant realization.

What did he attain? (this is a famous koan)

Incessant thinking leads to endless confusion. When there is non-abidance in mind, the way becomes clear and unobstructed.