The pupils of the Tendai school used to study meditation before Zen entered Japan. Four of them who were intimate friends promised one another to observe seven days of silence.
On the first day all were silent. Their meditation had begun auspiciously, but when night came and the oil lamps were growing dim one of the pupils could not help exclaiming to a servant: "Fix those lamps."
The second pupil was surprised to hear the first one talk. "We are not supposed to say a word," he remarked.
"You two are stupid. Why did you talk?" asked the third.
"I am the only one who has not talked," concluded the fourth pupil.
Keep it in mind as you're acting spiritual this lent
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2 comments:
Adam,
How do we get past acting spiritual and being spiritual?
(Zen answer(?) is by acting spiritual) What is your answer?
the bear
Hi 'the bear',
somewhere along the way we find that our acting/pretending if practiced with sincerity - brings real spiritual substance.
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