Monday, April 25, 2005

Zen Mondo d’jour

A monk asked Chao-chou: "What is zazen?"

Chao-chou replied: "It is non-zazen."

The bewildered monk said: "How can zazen be non-zazen?"

"It's alive!" was Chao-chou's reply.

(from 2005 Zen Calendar, Workman Press)

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