Woke up not feeling like walking, so we decided to take a rest day and walk 7k to Ponferrada. Spent the day exploring the Templar castle.<\/p>\n
What Are You Saying?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n The master imprints his wisdom in the heart of his disciples, not in the pages of a book. The disciple might carry this wisdom for thirty or forty years, hidden in his heart, until he meets someone ready to receive it. Such was the tradition of Zen. <\/em><\/p>\n The Zen master Mu-nan sent for his disciple Shoju one day and said, “I am an old man now, Shoju, and it is you who will carry on this teaching. Here is a book that has been handed down for seven generations from master to master. I have myself added some notes to it that you will find valuable. Here, keep it with you as a sign that I have made you my successor.”<\/em><\/p>\n “You had better keep the book yourself,” said Shoju. “I received your Zen without the help of written words and I am quite content to let it be that way.”<\/em><\/p>\n “I know, I know,” said Mu-nan patiently. “Even so, the book has served seven generations and it may be helpful to you too. Here, keep it with you.”<\/em><\/p>\n The two happened to be talking near the fireplace. The instant the book touched Shoju’s hand he flung it into the fire. He had no lust for written words. <\/em><\/p>\n Mu-nan, who was never known to be angry before, shouted, “You must be crazy! What are you doing?” <\/em><\/p>\n Shoju shouted back, “You are crazy yourself! What are you saying?” <\/em><\/p>\n The guru speaks with authority of what he himself has experience He quotes no books.<\/em><\/p>\n (The Song of the Bird\u00a0<\/em>by Anthony de Mello)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Woke up not feeling like walking, so we decided to take a rest day and… Continue reading