Tried to pass by to Ponferrada, but Molinaseca was just to cute.<\/p>\n
One Note of \u00a0Wisdom<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n No one knows what became of Kakua after he left the emperor’s presence. Here is the story: <\/em><\/p>\n Kakua was the first Japanese to study Zen in China. He did not travel at all. He just meditated assiduously. Whenever people found him out and asked him to preach, he would say a few words and escape to another part of the forest where he would not be disturbed.<\/em><\/p>\n On his return to Japan, the emperor heard of him and commanded him to preach at court. Kakua stood silent and helpless. Then he pulled out a flute from the folds of his robe, played one short note on it, bowed profoundly to the emperor, and disappeared. <\/em><\/p>\n Confucius says, “Not teach ripe person: waste of person. Teach not ripe person: waste of words.”<\/em><\/p>\n (The Song of the Bird\u00a0<\/em>by Anthony de Mello)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Tried to pass by to Ponferrada, but Molinaseca was just to cute. One Note of… Continue reading