dr_con Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 Herding Cats If not me who? So the story goes a young monk after walking Tenthousand steps leagues or Things depending on the language and it's evolutionary epoch arrives at the monastery to find the abbot who being north of at least Onehundred if not Two washing mushrooms in the courtyard he said in the way of the young ‘Why Baba Why Honored Elder Why Buddha Why are you Why are you Washing the mushrooms?’ And the man who was a Bodhisattva looked up with pupils as wide as the New Moon and Mad Mad madly said ‘Never take old monks to a convention they are used to the Absolute on a schedule and it's like herding cats through Gatelessgates of their own devising’ upon hearing this we see the Truth and respond ‘If not you than Who but me?’ Quote thegateless.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 Wonderful! Sage, numerous and just entertaining. ~~ Tink Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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