Is Zen explosive?
When I
first read Zen stories, I was confused by the way monks became enlightened as
though struck by lightning just because the master made some apparently trivial
remark. "Have a cup of tea!" the master would say, the monk instantly
became enlightened. Why?
Actually,
it doesn't happen like that. You spend many years practicing zazen and your
understanding gradually deepens. Then something may happen that causes the dam
to break and lets the light flood in.
~ Zen
Questions ~
~ Robert
Allen ~
