Two stories are
given to illustrate the nature of Zen. More Zen stories and Temple Art can be found on the Internet.
Story One -"Which
is right?" Answer: Nasrudin was
asked to be the judge in a dispute between two
neighbors. The first presented his case and Nasrudin
said, "I think you're right." Then the
second presented his case and Nasrudin said, "I
think you're right." A bystander protested.
"But, Nasrudin, they cannot both be right."
And Nasrudin said, "I think you're right."
(The thinking in the doing is as important as the
doing).
Story Two - "On Sitting":
We need to appreciate the positive aspects of
nothing, to find the doing in the not-doing. Wu-Wei
is the Taoist expression for the power of positive
not-doing. It is the action in non-action, the
knowing in not-knowing, the something in nothing, the
doing in not-doing. Wu-Wei is following the way of
the water, the way of the wind. It is the not absence
of action, but it is the absence of trying. Wind is
never still, but it has no intention. Water ever
seeks its own level, but not on purpose.
10 Commandments