That’s a perfect little roundhouse of a parable. Cuts through all the philosophical posturing and lands right in the gut. The master didn’t argue—he demonstrated. No tweet threads. No essays. Just whack. You want to talk emptiness? Then live it. The body, the anger, the ego—it all showed up real quick when things got uncomfortable.
It’s a reminder: you can’t think your way into awakening. You have to get hit in the head sometimes.
Ah, the sacred Zen smackdown—proving once again that enlightenment is often just one good whack away. Careful what you preach, spiritual hipsters; the Universe might just smack-check your wisdom. 😉
Oh, the platitudes! 🤣
Great parable. Thank you for your playfulness woven with wisdom, Matt. I just found you and am happily subscribing. 🙏🌼✨
That’s a perfect little roundhouse of a parable. Cuts through all the philosophical posturing and lands right in the gut. The master didn’t argue—he demonstrated. No tweet threads. No essays. Just whack. You want to talk emptiness? Then live it. The body, the anger, the ego—it all showed up real quick when things got uncomfortable.
It’s a reminder: you can’t think your way into awakening. You have to get hit in the head sometimes.
Ah, thank you! Beautiful to read this. (The narrative form is so helpful and works beautifully!)
Thank you for this! :)
I reckon you would enjoy this: https://harvestingtheheart.substack.com/p/you-cant-escape-the-zendo
There’s a wonderful Zen saying- if you meet the Buddha, kill the Buddha or you’ll follow him the rest of your life
Ah, the sacred Zen smackdown—proving once again that enlightenment is often just one good whack away. Careful what you preach, spiritual hipsters; the Universe might just smack-check your wisdom. 😉
https://open.substack.com/pub/clementpaulus/p/recursive-collapse-in-practice-a?r=5c1ys6&utm_medium=ios