I read this morning how a great Zen teacher once asked an initiate to sit by a stream until he heard all the water had to teach him. After days of attempting distinguish every subtle sound, a small monkey happened by, and, in one bound of joy, jumped and splashed in the stream.
The initiate returned to his teacher and shared what occurred. The teacher nodded and said, “That is your lesson. The monkey heard. You just listened.”
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