Thursday, January 31, 2008
Dogs
Each dog is unique.
One scruffs up her food
before it hits the bowl,
and the other waits
to make sure no more
is coming before she'll
dive in.
One feels compelled to
sit by the window and
bark at anything with a shadow.
The other will sleep through
a tornado, never caring what
may be threatening her habitat.
One wants to tear the porch
apart because a rabbit has
taken refuge, and the other
complains that her feet
are cold in the snow.
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Reflections on Talks on Buddha's Lists
During a recent Appamada Intensive our students gave talks on Buddha's lists. Here are my reflections on their talks.
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Rhinoceros Fan (an infamous koan) One day Yanguan called to his attendant, "Bring me the rhinoceros fan." The attendant said, ...
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