Tuesday, August 20, 2002

Zen Master Story


A great little story, from the Spring 2002 issue of Tricycle. Soen Roshi used to tell the story of how in London, as he was about to enter a bathroom, someone informed him it was occupied. As Zen teacher and author Peter Matthiessen tells it in his book Nine-Headed Dragon River:

The roshi waited there politely for a long time before he became concerned, after which he knocked, then opened the door.
"Nobody there!" he laughed delightedly. "Wait as long as you like! Never anybody there! From the beginning!"


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