“I was wedded to all the stars of the sky.There was not a single star left, and I married every one of them with great spiritual pleasure. Then I married the moon.”
-Ibn Arabi
Practice Meetings
Friday July 17, 7:00pm
This Week’s Koan
Book of Serenity #52
“Dharma Body”
Sôzan asked Elder Toku, “‘The true Dharma-body of Buddha is like the empty sky. It manifests its form corresponding to things — just like the moon on the water.’ How do you explain the principle of this corresponding?”
Toku said, “It is like a donkey looking into a well.”
Sôzan said, “You put it in a nice way, but you were able to say only eighty percent.”
Toku said, “How about you, Master?” Sôzan said, “It is like a well looking at a donkey.”