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  One day a Vinaya master asked a Zen master:
-How should one practice Tao?
The Zen master replied:
-Eat when you are hungry, sleep when you are tired.
The Vinaya master said:
-Most people do that.
The Zen master... continue...

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SITTING ON THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN
Time to time sitting on the top of the mountain alone.
The moon's shining in the sky.
There is neither the seer nor the seen,
Neither the maker nor the made,
Neither the knower nor the known.
All's still and quiet.
Alone! Absolutely Alone!
When got down and back to the cave,
The head's still intact and without a single hair on it.


 



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