Who binds you?
A monk asked Seng ts’an, “Master, show me the way to liberation.”
Seng ts’an replied, “Who binds you?”
The monk responded, “No one binds me.”
Seng ts’an said, “Then why do you seek liberation?”
Credits: Image – Madam Scherzo. Quote: whiskeyriver.blogspot.com. This is an Ancient koan / teaching story. Seng Ts’an is the third Zen ancestor in China.
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Reblogged this on Oyia Brown.
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Thanks for sharing Oyia.
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Ahhhhhhhhhhh, that’s the visceral response this post and image evoke…. 🙂
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I had same reaction Lori. Thank you.
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The Mind-Game! Still on my way and learning how to use it 😉
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🙂 Isn’t that the truth for many of us.
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Great image.
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It is.
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I was going to be snarky and say ‘my orthopedic surgeon does’ – but I was swept away by the imagery and the quote. Gorgeous.
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Reblogged this on Wholeheartedness.
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Thanks for sharing.
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Exactly!
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Bingo!
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Good point!
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🙂
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My comment, nowhere near elegant as it should be,but I am stunned by the image/words and the combination, so here goes, holy cow!
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🙂 Laughing. That works Bonnie.
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Absolutely gorgeous image…
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Yes Claudia. A wow image.
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that image is absolutely gorgeous–fluidity, creativity, flexibility, motion, stillness, control—wow!
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It is amazing…
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Reblogged this on photographyofnia.
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Thanks for sharing Nia
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This is gorgeous!! I have a thing about smooth moving gifs (always on the lookout for them) and this is very smooth indeed! 😀
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Is it Suzy. Folks who produce these have amazing talent.
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P.S. Haven’t been able to make a comment on your blog for ages because of this WordPress nonsense and dysfunction that’s been going on – but today it seems to be resolved! I may be speaking too soon though!! 😉
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Welcome back!
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Reblogged this on ram0ram note book.
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