Guest guest Posted December 22, 2003 Report Share Posted December 22, 2003 Jitoku a re-known poet and courtier of the local Lord made an appointment to see Master Ekkei seeking Zen training. On his first visit he deeply bowed to Ekkei. In reply to his salutation, the master gave him such blow that it left his ears ringing. Jitoku hurry out deeply offended, but later returned and after several months meditating attained satori. Why did Ekkei strike Jitoku? Photos - Get your photo on the big screen in Times Square Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 22, 2003 Report Share Posted December 22, 2003 Nisargadatta , pete seesaw <seesaw1us> wrote: > Jitoku a re-known poet and courtier of the local Lord made an appointment to see Master Ekkei seeking Zen training. On his first visit he deeply bowed to Ekkei. > In reply to his salutation, the master gave him such blow that it left his ears ringing. Jitoku hurry out deeply offended, but later returned and after several months meditating attained satori. > > Why did Ekkei strike Jitoku? > > > Oh, I know......you think that I'm going to say something like..........because he bowed in deference to another....or maybe.......He didn't strike Jitoku.....consciousness did. but actually the strike is not an isolated event.......it was only possibility in the infinite flow of causation....... then again....... maybe he just didn't like him. :-) > > > > Photos - Get your photo on the big screen in Times Square > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 23, 2003 Report Share Posted December 23, 2003 Nisargadatta , " toombaru2003 " <toombaru2003> wrote: > Nisargadatta , pete seesaw <seesaw1us> wrote: > > Jitoku a re-known poet and courtier of the local Lord made an appointment to see Master Ekkei seeking Zen training. On his first visit he deeply bowed to Ekkei. > > In reply to his salutation, the master gave him such blow that it left his ears ringing. Jitoku hurry out deeply offended, but later returned and after several months meditating attained satori. > > > > Why did Ekkei strike Jitoku? > > > > > > > > Oh, I know......you think that I'm going to say something like..........because he bowed in deference to another....or maybe.......He didn't strike Jitoku.....consciousness did. > > > but actually the strike is not an isolated event.......it was only possibility in the infinite flow of causation....... > > > then again....... maybe he just didn't like him. :-) Hi Toom, Well, you know I was just waiting for someone to give me an excuse to insert my two cents below. So thanks, and here it goes... Master Ekkei knew that to someone so sophisticated and proficient with words, more words would be useless. That the poet probably had already read everything that was there to be read about Zen. So only...the gross insult... of an unexpected blow to the face, when he expected welcoming courtesy, would pierce his jaded intellect. It was probably, what he viewed as the unfairness of that insult, what he could not forget, and which worked on his mind like a koan. > > > > > > > > > > > Photos - Get your photo on the big screen in Times Square > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 23, 2003 Report Share Posted December 23, 2003 Nisargadatta , " seesaw1us " <seesaw1us> wrote: > Nisargadatta , " toombaru2003 " > <toombaru2003> wrote: > > Nisargadatta , pete seesaw <seesaw1us> > wrote: > > > Jitoku a re-known poet and courtier of the local Lord made an > appointment to see Master Ekkei seeking Zen training. On his first > visit he deeply bowed to Ekkei. > > > In reply to his salutation, the master gave him such blow that > it left his ears ringing. Jitoku hurry out deeply offended, but later > returned and after several months meditating attained satori. > > > > > > Why did Ekkei strike Jitoku? > > > > > > > > > > > > > Oh, I know......you think that I'm going to say something > like..........because he bowed in deference to another....or > maybe.......He didn't strike Jitoku.....consciousness did. > > > > > > but actually the strike is not an isolated event.......it was only > possibility in the infinite flow of causation....... > > > > > > then again....... maybe he just didn't like him. :-) > > Hi Toom, > > Well, you know I was just waiting for someone to give me an excuse to > insert my two cents below. > > So thanks, and here it goes... > > Master Ekkei knew that to someone so sophisticated and proficient > with words, more words would be useless. That the poet probably > had already read everything that was there to be read about Zen. So > only...the gross insult... of an unexpected blow to the face, when he > expected welcoming courtesy, would pierce his jaded intellect. > > It was probably, what he viewed as the unfairness of that insult, what > he could not forget, and which worked on his mind like a koan. > > > Yeah.....I like your answer better...:-) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Photos - Get your photo on the big screen in Times Square > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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