Merle, Or, if you prefer, "Attention! Attention! Here and Now Boy! Here and Now!"
...Bill! --- In [email protected], "Joe" <desert_woodworker@...> wrote: > > Merle, > > The latter, I think. I imagine it was fashioned in the form of a flat blade, > like a palette-knife, or putty knife, probably from a broad thin piece of > architectural bamboo. > > It must have been a common enough accessory in use at the Ch'an monasteries, > some of which housed hundreds of monks or nuns, and the latrines must have > been extensive. And so the Master made use of the stick as an example, in > his teaching. > > Others might have answered, "The Oak Tree in the court yard" (but at some of > the monasteries on high mountains, Oaks did not grow, but mostly Pines > did/do). Bamboo could be brought up from below, for building, and for > implements. > > Still others might have answered, "Just THIS!". > > The Master was very compassionate, bringing the student back into the "here > and now" with what he said and how he said it. > > --Joe > > > Merle Lester <merlewiitpom@> wrote: > > > > huh??????? wiping what.... the toilet or the arse?.. > > so it's an arse wiping stick? > ------------------------------------ Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today!Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
