history principles practice stories, books, media discussion forum organizations resources
zenguide.com logo
 
Tuesday Mar 19 2024 12:06AM ET
º login º register º email º guestbook º printer friendly
grey dot
  In reading scriptures and studying the doctrines, you should turn all words
right around and apply them to yourself. All the verbal teachings point to
the inherent nature of the immediate mirroring awareness. As long as this
is... continue...

z
.
e
.
n
menu left history menu spacer principles menu spacer practice menu spacer zen media menu spacer discussion forum menu spacer organization directory menu spacer resources  
login
  STORIES, BOOKS & MEDIA
» koans, stories & words   » zen readings   » recommended books   » book reviews   » art & prints   » audio, videos, DVD's
grey dot

LET'S LEAVE IT AT THAT
One day a girl in geisha house hailed the Japanese Zen master Mokudo by name.
He went inside and discovered that the girl was a childhood acquaintance.
The crops had failed one year in their village, and she had become a courtesan to
support her family. They talked long into the evening about old times,
and then she asked him to stay the night. He paid the fee to the house master,
and the girl spread out the bedding. She pulled back the cover and said:
-Come join me. No one knows.
Mokudo repiled:
-It is kind of you to invite me, but right now I'd rather do zazen. Your present occupation
is to sleep with customers, and my current job is to sit in meditation. Let's leave it at that.

Edited by John Stevens


 



SUPPORT ZENGUIDE.COM
If you are planning on purchasing any product from amazon.com, you can help us out by using the search box to the right or by clicking on this link to begin shopping.


Purchase posters, art prints, media (music CD & DVD)

buy this BUDDHA, MAE CHAN, THAILAND
by Mark Standen
Puchase this Item
More Art Prints & Media
Zen & Buddhism books
 
 
s
.
t
.
o
.
r
.
i
.
e
.
s
.
,
.

.
b
.
o
.
o
.
k
.
s
.

.
&
.

.
m
.
e
.
d
.
i
.
a
.
Copyright © 1999 - 2024 zenguide.com - All rights reserved. °