Buddhas desciples asked him to preach a sermon. instead of talking he took a lotus blossom and held it out for them to see, for a long time noone said anything, Then Maha Kashyapa smiled.

That was the begining of Zen.

[nowheretorun]

few zen masters experience a.d.d. ... (((smiles)))

[recluse1]

beauty and happiness is even in the smallest and seemingly insignificant of things. ty for the reminder. something we all need to think about.

love ya
recluse1

[sunrise]

I didn't know that story, jinny. It perhaps gives some context to an incident I witnessed recently. I attended a public lecture given by a genetic counselor at the public library. Afterwards, there were questions from the audience. A man in the audience raised his hand, and when called upon, he extended his arm holding in his palm an intricate lotus flower folded out of paper (like origami). As he asked his question, he explained the flower he held was a lotus, and he held it out as he spoke his words. His question was incomprehensible to me.