In a dream zen master Kyozan went to Maitreya' s place and was led in to sit in the third seat. A senior monk struck with a gavel and said "Today the one in the third seat will speak." Kyozan rose and striking with the gaveI said "The truth of Mahayana is beyond the four propositions and transcends the hundred negations. Taicho! Taicho!" (Hear the truth!)
Now tell me, did Kyozan preach or did he not? If he opens his mouth, he is lost; if he seals his
mouth, he is lost. Even if he neither opens nor shuts his mouth, he is a hundred and eight
thousand miles away from the truth.
In broacljaylight, under the blue sky, He fortes a dream in a dream; He makes up a monstrous story And tries to deceive the whole crowd.
© 2024 Honora Zen Monastery
The Honora Zen Monastery is currently only open for consultation hours by appointment only. The meditation stay is exclusively available to those who have already completed a retreat week or friends of the family.
Zen Master Reding and his three boys are looking for a good, loyal, trustworthy and faithful soul for the Zen monastery and the family. Contact us without obligation. Contact us anytime.
The balancing act between running a monastery and family life is not always easy to master. The Honora Zen Monastery is therefore looking for an additional home so that both can be carried out more easily. Such as a castle, a hotel, a monastery, a farm, a seminar house or similar properties for the monastery.