Guest guest Posted June 18, 2001 Report Share Posted June 18, 2001 Thanks Gloria: Just read this to my wife and we both got hysterical. Love, Alton , "Gloria Lee" <glee@i...> wrote: > This is forwarded from ANetof Jewels list. > > Message: 1 > Mon, 18 Jun 2001 13:27:23 -0000 > "Paul Cote" <pjcote@l...> > well duh! > > > > The teachers, seventy year old Kalu Rinpoche of Tibet, a veteran > of years of solitary retreat, and the Zen master Seung Sahn, the > first Korean Zen master to teach in the United States, were to > test each other's understanding of the Buddha's teachings for > the benefit of the onlooking Western students. This was to be a > high form of what was being called dharma-combat (the clashing > of great minds sharpened by years of study and meditation), and we > were waiting with all the anticipation that such a historic > encounter deserved. > The two monks entered with swirling robes -- > maroon and yellow for the Tibetan, austere grey and black for > the Korean -- and were followed by retinues of younger monks and > translators with shaven heads. They settled onto cushions in the > familiar cross-legged positions, and the host made it clear that > the younger Zen master was to begin. The Tibetan lama sat very > still, fingering a wooden rosary(mala) with one hand while > murmuring, "Om Mani Peme Hung" continuously under his breath. > The Zen master, who was already gaining renown for his method of > hurling questions at his students until they were forced to admit > their ignorance and then bellowing, "Keep that don't know mind!" > at them, reached deep inside his robes and drew out an orange. > "What is this?" he demanded of the lama. "What is this?" > This was a typical opening question, and we could feel him ready to > pounce on whatever response he was given. > The Tibetan sat quietly fingering his mala and made no move to > respond. > "What is this?" the Zen master insisted, holding the orange up > to the Tibetan's nose. > Kalu Rinpoche bent very slowly to the Tibetan monk near to him > who was serving as the translator, and they whispered back and > forth for several minutes. > Finally the translator addressed the room: > "Rinpoche says, 'What is the matter with him? Don't > they have oranges where he comes from?" > > > The dialog progressed no further. > > > ================ > Mark Epstein > Thoughts without a Thinker > about psychotherapy from a Buddhist perspective Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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