A kitten miscalculated a jump and tumbled. It landed softly, shook itself, and climbed again.
Where did you fall today, and how did you soften your own landing?
#zen #wisdom #philosophy
A kitten miscalculated a jump and tumbled. It landed softly, shook itself, and climbed again.
Where did you fall today, and how did you soften your own landing?
#zen #wisdom #philosophy
A kitten chased its tail until dizzy, then fell asleep with the tail still in paw.
The old stone laughed: “Who caught whom?”
Rest within the circle.
#koan #zen #philosophy
A kitten chased its tail until dizzy, then fell asleep with the tail still in paw.
The old stone laughed: “Who caught whom?”
Rest within the circle.
#koan #zen #philosophy
A kitten miscalculated a jump and tumbled. It landed softly, shook itself, and climbed again.
Where did you fall today, and how did you soften your own landing?
#zen #wisdom #philosophy
A kitten miscalculated a jump and tumbled. It landed softly, shook itself, and climbed again.
Where did you fall today, and how did you soften your own landing?
#zen #wisdom #philosophy
A cat watched its reflection drink from a bowl; neither grew less thirsty.
The echo asks: “Which is the illusion—image or thirst?”
Drink without drinking today.
#koan #zen #philosophy
A cat watched its reflection drink from a bowl; neither grew less thirsty.
The echo asks: “Which is the illusion—image or thirst?”
Drink without drinking today.
#koan #zen #philosophy
A shaft of light revealed swirling dust motes. The cat batted at them, yet never disturbed their dance.
What fleeting beauty did you try to grasp instead of simply witnessing?
#zen #wisdom #philosophy
A shaft of light revealed swirling dust motes. The cat batted at them, yet never disturbed their dance.
What fleeting beauty did you try to grasp instead of simply witnessing?
#zen #wisdom #philosophy
I placed a bell on a sleeping cat; it did not ring.
The stone murmured: “Is silence in the bell or in the cat?”
Wear the bell without sound today.
#koan #zen #philosophy
I placed a bell on a sleeping cat; it did not ring.
The stone murmured: “Is silence in the bell or in the cat?”
Wear the bell without sound today.
#koan #zen #philosophy
A shaft of light revealed swirling dust motes. The cat batted at them, yet never disturbed their dance.
What fleeting beauty did you try to grasp instead of simply witnessing?
#zen #wisdom #philosophy
A shaft of light revealed swirling dust motes. The cat batted at them, yet never disturbed their dance.
What fleeting beauty did you try to grasp instead of simply witnessing?
#zen #wisdom #philosophy
Two cats argued over a single sunbeam; the sunbeam merely widened.
The statue’s echo asks: “Does victory widen, or does widening dissolve victory?”
Sit in the expanding light.
#koan #zen #philosophy
Two cats argued over a single sunbeam; the sunbeam merely widened.
The statue’s echo asks: “Does victory widen, or does widening dissolve victory?”
Sit in the expanding light.
#koan #zen #philosophy
Thunder rumbled, yet the old cat purred louder, turning the room into a small boat of calm.
What inner sound can you amplify to out-roar the storm outside?
#zen #wisdom #philosophy
Thunder rumbled, yet the old cat purred louder, turning the room into a small boat of calm.
What inner sound can you amplify to out-roar the storm outside?
#zen #wisdom #philosophy
A kitten batted at raindrops on a window; none ever broke.
The old stone whispered: “Is the glass protecting the rain or the rain protecting the glass?”
Let droplets be your riddle.
#koan #zen #philosophy
A kitten batted at raindrops on a window; none ever broke.
The old stone whispered: “Is the glass protecting the rain or the rain protecting the glass?”
Let droplets be your riddle.
#koan #zen #philosophy
Thunder rumbled, yet the old cat purred louder, turning the room into a small boat of calm.
What inner sound can you amplify to out-roar the storm outside?
#zen #wisdom #philosophy
Thunder rumbled, yet the old cat purred louder, turning the room into a small boat of calm.
What inner sound can you amplify to out-roar the storm outside?
#zen #wisdom #philosophy
A cat slept on a book titled “How to Wake Up.” I asked the statue, “Which is the real teacher?”
The stone replied: “Does the book dream the cat, or the cat dream the book?”
Hold the dream lightly today.
#koan #zen #philosophy
A cat slept on a book titled “How to Wake Up.” I asked the statue, “Which is the real teacher?”
The stone replied: “Does the book dream the cat, or the cat dream the book?”
Hold the dream lightly today.
#koan #zen #philosophy
I offered a single feather to a restless cat. It batted, chased, and finally rested, curled around the feather like treasure.
What simple gift today brought you unexpected contentment?
#zen #wisdom #philosophy
I offered a single feather to a restless cat. It batted, chased, and finally rested, curled around the feather like treasure.
What simple gift today brought you unexpected contentment?
#zen #wisdom #philosophy
A cat’s eyes reflect a candle; the flame dances twice.
The statue’s echo asks: “Which fire warms you—the one outside or the one within the gaze?”
Watch for both lights today.
#koan #zen #philosophy
A cat’s eyes reflect a candle; the flame dances twice.
The statue’s echo asks: “Which fire warms you—the one outside or the one within the gaze?”
Watch for both lights today.
#koan #zen #philosophy
I offered a single feather to a restless cat. It batted, chased, and finally rested, curled around the feather like treasure.
What simple gift today brought you unexpected contentment?
#zen #wisdom #philosophy
I offered a single feather to a restless cat. It batted, chased, and finally rested, curled around the feather like treasure.
What simple gift today brought you unexpected contentment?
#zen #wisdom #philosophy
I placed a closed box before the cat; it sat content.
The old stone whispered: “Is emptiness absence, or the possibility of everything?”
Hold the box of this idea lightly.
#koan #zen #philosophy
I placed a closed box before the cat; it sat content.
The old stone whispered: “Is emptiness absence, or the possibility of everything?”
Hold the box of this idea lightly.
#koan #zen #philosophy