Zen-Kosen-Sangha

Zen Monk Shopping Wood

Zen Monk Shopping Wood

My daily activities are not unusual,
I'm just naturally in harmony with them.
Grasping nothing, discarding nothing.
In every place the...
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My daily activities are not unusual,
I'm just naturally in harmony with them.
Grasping nothing, discarding nothing.
In every place there's no hindrance, no conflict.
My supernatural power and marvellous activity:
Drawing water and chopping wood.

Layman Pang, a Buddhist in the Zen tradition - 740-808

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Aperture f/8 ISO 1600 Shutter 10/1250 Focal Length 2300/100

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Aug, 2019

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