The wind is whistling through the old pine, hearing it closer, the sound is better.
Sunday, April 26, 2026
Hearing it Closer
Koan:
The wind is whistling through the old pine, hearing it closer, the sound is better.
I had always thought of the metal as solid and wind as the opposite. Then as I imagined the bell's electrons in chaotic motion, I realized that the bell or even a mountain was also wild like wind.
The wind is whistling through the old pine, hearing it closer, the sound is better.
Monday, April 20, 2026
How miserable, how miserable....
Koan:
How miserable, how miserable—transmigrating the three worlds.
Devas desire to be reborn on earth so that they can be miserable and thereby become enlightened. Is it unfortunate that we don't grow much without challenges?
How miserable, how miserable—transmigrating the three worlds.
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