Zen priče

[Ulis]

Čovek je išao poljem i naišao na tigra. Počeo je da beži a tigar ga je jurio.Stigavši na vrh litice, čovek se uhvatio za koren divlje lozei prebacio se preko ivice. Tigar je ostao gore i gledao ga netremice. Drhteći, čovek je pogledao prema dole, i video i drugog tigrakako čeka da ga proždere. život mu je zavisio od snage loze.Dva miša, jedan crni i jedan beli, počela su, malo po malo, da glođu lozu. Gledajući oko sebe, čovek je ugledao predivnu jagodu.Držeći se jednom rukom za lozu, drugom je ubrao jagodu. Kako je samo bila slatka!

[le petit nicolas]

ta mala, tamnoplava, knjiga s pocetka osamdesetih, zaturila se.ako je nadjem, dodacu.pozedit: zapad je to rekao krace: carpe diem.

Edited June 3, 2009 by le petit nicolas

[3opge]

Kada su se jednom prilikom kaludjeri iz istocne i zapadne dvorane posvadjali oko neke macke Nansen dograbi zivotinju i, visoko je podigavsi, rece:"Kaludjeri! Ako neko od vas moze da kaze dobru rec postedecu macku." Niko nije odgovorio i Nansen je hitro presece na dva dela. Kada se Dzoshu vratio te veceri, Nanesen mu isprica sta se dogodilo. Dzoshu tada izu svoje sandale, stavi ih na glavu i izadje napolje. Nansen rece:"Da si ti bio ovde spasao bi macku".

[Аврам Гојић]

Petit Nicolas, jagoda, drzim, nije carpe diem, trenutni self-indulgence, ona je satori koji grabimo kada shvatimo iluzornu prirodu ega i pojava. Tigar je nas nemirni duh.Nego:Gutei je podizao prst svaki put kada bi mu bilo postavljeno pitanje o Zenu. Decak-posluzitelj poceo ga je imitirati, i, kad god bi ga pitali o cemu je ucitelj Gutei danas govorio, decak bi podizao prst.Gutei, cuvsi za ovaj nestasluk, uhvati decaka i isece mu prst! Decak, uplasen, pobeze, ali ga Gutei zaustavi. Decak okrenu glavu da sretne uciteljev pogled, i u tom casu decak se prosvetli!Kada se Gutei spremao da ode sa ovog sveta, sakupio je monahe oko sebe i rekao: "Svoj sam zen-prst stekao od moga ucitelja, decaka po imenu Tenruy-a. I tokom celog svog zivota taj zen vise nisam mogao utrositi".(Mumonkan)

Edited June 4, 2009 by vasudeva418

[Aleksija]

zima, tezak mraz. covek je stajao na autobuskoj stanici obucen samo u kupace gace.svi ostali koji su cekali autobus zapanjeno ga gledahu. najzad se jedan odvazi i upita:- izvinite, mladicu, mogu li nesto da vas pitam?- naravno, samo izvolite,- kako vam zaboga nije hladno tako, samo u kupacim gacama?- ko kaze da mi nije hladno, smrz?o sam se k?o dupe.

[Ulis]

Nekada, u Japanu su se koristili fenjeri od bambusa i papira, u čijoj unutrašnjosti je gorela sveća. Slepom čoveku,koji je jedne večeri došao da poseti prijatelja, ponudili su da na povratku kući ponese fenjer."Ne treba mi," odvratio je, "Ja ionako ne razlikujem svetlost od tame,""Znam da tebi nije potreban fenjer da bi pronašao put do svoje kuće," odgovorio mu je prijatelj, "ali ako ga nemaš, može neko drugi da naleti na tebe, jer te ne vidi. Moraš da ga poneseš,"Slepi čovek je uzeo fenjer i krenuo. Nije prošlo dugo, a neko je naleteo pravo na njega. "Pazi kuda ideš!"viknuo je na neznanca. "Zar ne vidiš ovaj fenjer?""Sveća ti se ugasila, prijatelju," odvratio je nepoznati.

[Gonzo]

Ching-yuan Wei-hsin, a Chinese Ch'an master, once said this:Thirty years ago, when having not studied Ch'an,this monk saw mountain was mountains and water was water.Later, when following the good teacher's guide, this monk could enter the gate of Ch'an,and saw mountain was not mountain and water was not water.Now, in the realm of joy and peace and tranquility where everything as-it-is,this monk sees mountain is just mountain and water is just water.

[PussyGalore]

ulisov alpinista...sto bi rekao moj yogi-san just be, a to me uvek podseti

na nase ex-sugradjane kada telefoniras i trazis nekoga a on kaze budi...dok ne pozove-prenese vezu na trazenog.budi, cak mi i to nedostaje da cujem ponekad.

zorgetov ekscentrik...dok se dvojica svadjaju treci koristi bi bila neka surova epiphany za mudricu dzosuu, ovako mu priznajem ekscentricnostja uvek imam problem sa mudroscu i moralnoscu zena, odsustvo svake emocije mi stvara otpor, ali ova seretska prica nije losa, dok sam in the zone jos...vracajuci iz manastira jedne kisne veceri, dva kaludjera naidju na prelepu mladu zenu koja stoji ispred ogromne bare od kise i ne moze da predje ulicu. stariji od dvojice kaludjera pridje mladoj zeni, podigne je i prevede preko bare na drugu stranu ulice i nastavi da hoda prema manastiru. u neko doba uvece, mladji kaludjer dodje do starijeg i upita ga : ' gospodine, nama je, kao kaludjerima, zabranjeno da dotaknemo zenu?".'da, brate', odgovori stariji kaludjer.'ali, gospodine, kako ste onda podigli zenu i preveli je preko bare'?stariji kaludjer se nasmesi i rece:' ja sam je ostavio na drugoj strani ulice, ali je ti jos uvek nosis'.e pa ovo je kvintesencijalni zen.sta znaci musko iskustvo.

[Gonzo]

Nonduality asked Shadow, "Before, you were active, but now you are at rest; before, you were sitting, but now you are up and about.? Why don't you behave consistently?" Shadow said, "Do I depend on anything to be as I am?? Does what I depend on then also depend on something to be as it is? Do I depend on the sloughed-off skin of a snake or the empty shell of a cicada?? How would I know it is so?? How would I know it is not so?"

[Ulis]

:)...budi...Veliki japanski ratnik Nobunaga odluči da napadne neprijatelja iako je imao deset puta manje ljudi od protivnika. On je znao da će pobediti, ali su njegovi vojnici bili sumnjičavi. Usput se zaustavi kod svetilišta šinto i reče svojim ljudima: ?Pošto posetim svetilište, baciću novčić. Ako padne kruna, pobedićemo; ako padne pismo, izgubićemo. Sudbina nas drži u svojoj ruci.? Nobunaga uđe u svetilište i pomolli se u tišini. Zatim izađe i baci novčić. Padne kruna. Vojnici tako žuđahu za borbom, da bitku lako dobiše. ?Niko ne može izmeniti ruku sudbine?, reče mu njegov pratilac posle boja. ?Zaista ne može?, reče Nobunaga, pokazujući novčić koji je bio dvostruk, sa krunama na obe strane.

[Gonzo]

Chang-ch'o, an educated man, once asked the Chinese Ch'an master Chih-t'sang:-Is there paradise or hell?Chih-t'sang replied:-No.Chang-ch'o protested:-That is not correct. When I was studying under the priest Ching-shan, he always replied, "Yes."Chih-t'sang asked:-Do you have wife and kids?Chang-Ch'o answered:-I have a wife and two kids.Chih-t'sang again asked:-Does the priest Ching-shan have any wife and kids?Chang-ch'o said:-He is a monk, how could he have wife and kids?Chih-t'sang said:-So, wait until when you are like the priest Ching-shan who does not have wife and kids, then say,"No."

[Gonzo]

A monk asked Seijo: `I understand that a Buddha who lived before recorded history sat in meditation for ten cycles of existence and could not realize the highest truth, and so could not become fully emancipated. Why was this so?' Seijo replied: `Your question is self-explanatory.' The monk asked: `Since the Buddha was meditating, why could he not fulfill Buddahood?' Seijo said: `He was not a Buddha.'

[Ulis]

Pranje sudova je, ne samo odlična Zen vežba, već dobijete na kraju čak i čiste sudove.?Ako želiš uzbuđenje zapali svoje gaće. U Zenu nema ničeg uzbuđujućeg.

[cedo]

There was once a stone cutter who was dissatisfied with himself and with his position in life.One day he passed a wealthy merchant's house. Through the open gateway, he saw many fine possessions and important visitors. "How powerful that merchant must be!" thought the stone cutter. He became very envious and wished that he could be like the merchant.To his great surprise, he suddenly became the merchant, enjoying more luxuries and power than he had ever imagined, but envied and detested by those less wealthy than himself. Soon a high official passed by, carried in a sedan chair, accompanied by attendants and escorted by soldiers beating gongs. Everyone, no matter how wealthy, had to bow low before the procession. "How powerful that official is!" he thought. "I wish that I could be a high official!"Then he became the high official, carried everywhere in his embroidered sedan chair, feared and hated by the people all around. It was a hot summer day, so the official felt very uncomfortable in the sticky sedan chair. He looked up at the sun. It shone proudly in the sky, unaffected by his presence. "How powerful the sun is!" he thought. "I wish that I could be the sun!"Then he became the sun, shining fiercely down on everyone, scorching the fields, cursed by the farmers and laborers. But a huge black cloud moved between him and the earth, so that his light could no longer shine on everything below. "How powerful that storm cloud is!" he thought. "I wish that I could be a cloud!"Then he became the cloud, flooding the fields and villages, shouted at by everyone. But soon he found that he was being pushed away by some great force, and realized that it was the wind. "How powerful it is!" he thought. "I wish that I could be the wind!"Then he became the wind, blowing tiles off the roofs of houses, uprooting trees, feared and hated by all below him. But after a while, he ran up against something that would not move, no matter how forcefully he blew against it - a huge, towering rock. "How powerful that rock is!" he thought. "I wish that I could be a rock!"Then he became the rock, more powerful than anything else on earth. But as he stood there, he heard the sound of a hammer pounding a chisel into the hard surface, and felt himself being changed. "What could be more powerful than I, the rock?" he thought.He looked down and saw far below him the figure of a stone cutter.

[cedo]

A Japanese warrior was captured by his enemies and thrown into prison. That night he was unable to sleep because he feared that the next day he would be interrogated, tortured, and executed. Then the words of his Zen master came to him, "Tomorrow is not real. It is an illusion. The only reality is now." Heeding these words, the warrior became peaceful and fell asleep.