A Beautiful Sunrise
A Zen Koan.
A young student arrived at the famous Hoshiji Zen Temple, which was located on the eastern side of a remote mountain range and is well known for its perfect view of the morning sunrise.
Eager to witness this beautiful sight, the new student rose before dawn and sat waiting on his mat to take in all its glory.
But after an hour, the sky remained dark.
Growing impatient, the student began rolling up his mat.
The master, passing by, asked him — “Where are you going so quickly?”
The student replied — “I must prepare for my work. I have missed the beauty of today’s sunrise, but I will try again tomorrow.”
The master said — “What a shame. The sunrise blinds, but the stars vanish quietly. Did you notice their beauty?”
I have been waiting so long to find some like-minded souls.
I’ll read your shit as soon as I make up my mind about whether I sell this ridiculous free coat that I was given… I’ve always found myself to be too generous but this woman is sitting on the street corner starving and she’s mentally handicap.. Flying a sign.
I already made up my mind.
I’ll read this as soon as I’m back from giving this woman a coat.
There’s a strange paradox on opposite priorities between the average psychedelic user and Elon Musk.
“ I could feed everybody in the world, But what’s the point”
I find it liberating that he wouldn’t view this person or myself as human… My appearance would indicate a lack of perceived capital.. He would be wrong. Although I don’t need to make a judgement; Elon Musk is not human because he does not have empathy.
I would rather be starving with the ability to love than rich with an empty void of a soul
The Teacher giving instruction on Right View. Thank you for this story. 🙏🏻