Every time there was a vegetarian feast, Master Jinniu would take a tub of cooked rice in front of the monks' hall, then dance around laughing out loud saying, "Little bodhisattvas, come eat!"
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Old Jinniu was generous in more ways than one. Why do we linger in the corners of the monk's hall, refusing the cooked rice, refusing to laugh and dance?
Photo by Kaj Iverson
Source: Meditating with Koans, by J.C. Clearly
Very nice, thank you! How important it is indeed to remember laugh and dance!
Posted by: Uku | October 28, 2009 at 09:43 AM
Thank you, Uku! Enjoy your good rice!
Posted by: Barry | October 28, 2009 at 04:22 PM
Hi Barry,
Yeah, what's so scary about dancing and rice? I wish I could really dance like the idiot people expect me to be. Not easy.
Added a link to your koan blog to the Shobogenzo koan effort I set up:
http://koanworkshop.blogspot.com/
Feel free to drop by!
Regards,
Harry.
Posted by: Harry | November 11, 2009 at 03:39 AM
Hi Harry,
I'm glad to see the koan blog - thanks for putting it up! I've added a link to it on my various blogs.
Best wishes,
Barry
Posted by: Barry Briggs | November 12, 2009 at 04:27 PM