Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Muddy Road

Tanzan and Ekido were once travelling together down a muddy road. A heavy rain was still falling.

Coming around a bend, they met a lovely girl in a silk kimono and sash, unable to cross the intersection.

"Come on, girl," said Tanzan at once. Lifting her in his arms, he carried her over the mud.

Ekido did not speak again until that night when they reached a lodging temple. Then he no longer could restrain himself. "We monks don't do near females," he told Tanzan, "especially not young and lovely ones. It is dangerous. Why did you do that?"

"I left the girl there," said Tanzan. "Are you still carrying her?"

My Thoughts: Ekido saw the girl as person seeking help but Tanzan saw her as 'young and lovely girl'. Ekido, though physically carried her over the mud, he left her after crossing it but Tanzan was carrying that girl in his mind till the night.

We carry unnecessary thoughts and corrupt our mind. These negative thoughts would bring nothing good for us. Any thoughts driven by external entity needs correct interpretation, good understanding and always requires positive approach. Zen monks who understood complete truth will never get affected by external entities. They always rely and live in their internal world.

No comments:

Post a Comment