-- THE POET AND THE ZEN MASTER --

Su Dongpo was a celebrated poet and devout Buddhist of the Song Dynasty, who was close friends with Fo-ying, a brilliant Zen master. Fo-ying's temple was on the Yangxi River’s west bank, while Su Dongpo's house stood on the east bank. One day Su Dongpo paid a visit to Master Fo-ying and, finding him absent, sat down in his study to wait. Finally bored with waiting, he began to scribble poetic verses on a sheet of paper he found on a desk, signing them with the words, "Su Dongpo, the great Buddhist who cannot be moved even by the combined forces of the mighty Eight Worldly Winds." (These are gain, loss, defamation, eulogy, praise, ridicule, sorrow and joy.) After a while longer of waiting, Su Dongpo got tired and left for home.
When Master Fo-ying returned and saw Su Dongpo's composition on the desk, he added the following line after the poet’s signature line: "Rubbish! What you have said is not better than breaking wind!" and sent it to Su Dongpo. When Su Dongpo read this outrageous comment, he was so furious that he crossed the river on the nearest boat, and hurried once again to Fo-ying’s temple. Catching hold of the master’s arm, Su Dongpo cried: "What right have you to denounce me in such language? Am I not a devout Buddhist who cares only for the Dharma? Are you so blind after knowing me for so long?"
Master Fo-ying looked at him quietly for a few seconds, then smiled and slowly said: "Ah, Su Dongpo, the great Buddhist who claims that the combined forces of the Eight Winds can hardly move him an inch, is now carried all the way to the other side of the Yangxi River by a single puff of wind from the colon!"

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This is how people spend their lives in deception. They are lying to others and lying to themselves and they are themselves not aware! It is not that they are deceiving intentionally. All is going sub-consciously.
I see many people posting great happiness quotes and updating fabulous smiling cover photos. But if you look closely in the lives of some of those, you will see how restless and miserable they are!
No! Zen doesn't give you any happiness and relaxation quote. It just says to meditate - to look into yourself and one day you will see - what has been seen by all meditators and all the Buddhas of the past! smile emoticon
Buddha says :
अंधकारेन ओनद्धा पदीपम न गवेसथ |
"अंधकार में घिरे हो और दीपक की खोज़ नहीं करते !!??"
"Enshrouded in darkness and still not seeking for the light!!??"
[Dhammapada Verse 146]
Meditate! It is already late....