Ancient Words of Wisdom
Zen Stories
Time to Die
Ikkyu, the Zen master, was very clever even as a boy.
His teacher had a Precious Tea Cup, a rare antique. Ikkyu happened to break this cup and was greatly perplexed. Hearing the footsteps of his teacher, he held the pieces of the cup behind him.
When the master appeared, Ikkyu asked: “Why do people have to die?”
“This is natural,” explained the older man. “Everything has to die and has just so long to live.”
Ikkyu, producing the shattered cup, added:
“It was time for your cup to die.”
Enlightenment 360 º is ….. Something beyond Concepts of Live and Die.
Love All.
(c) ram H singhal
Life and Death…two sides of the same coin. You can’t have one without the other. And, as Jesus said, You must lose your life in order to find it.
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Cosmos is film of divine and illusion and reality at the same time , life is to know our role and divine Part . love all.
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Thank you for your posts, Ram. I greatly enjoy them. Peace and love.
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Nice ending!
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Thanks for your kind appreciation . love all.
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