I had been proud of my awareness, aware of my pride, and proud of that awareness again. It went on like this: How clever I am that I know I am so stupid, how stupid I am to think that I am clever, and how clever I am that I am aware of my stupidity etc.
— Janwillem van de Wetering, The Empty Mirror: Experiences in a Japanese Zen Monastery
Quote: Thank you Beth @ Alive on All Channels. Image Source: Zen Masters
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Made me smile in a kind of recognition 🤫😉
Happy Monday to you and your reading friends
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Me too Kiki. Have a great week.
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wow, have to go deep in on this one –
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Laughing. Yes, coffee required.
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Ha! Love this. And I’m very aware if this in me too. ☺️
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Me too. Blinking Red!
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Great quote.
We love the books of van de Wetering – even his crime stories.
Wishing you a wonderful week
The Fab Four of Cley
🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂
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I haven’t read any of his work. Any suggestions where to start Klausbernd?
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We like most his non-fiction books and recommend
The glimpse of Nothingness
Afterzen
Concerning his crime fiction we think “Inspector Saito’s Small Satori” (a collection) is best to begin with.
Some of his work is not translated and only available in Dutch and German.
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Thank you.
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I thought the image was of Richard Branson!
Somehow I think he’d be aware of this, too…. Just like me!
xoxoxo
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He does look like a weathered Richard Branson!
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It’s me!! Well, it’s me if I was male, smarter than I am and able to frame my thoughts really well…
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Laughing!
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Yep, guilty…
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Yep!
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Yep!
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rings so true!!!
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It was a bell-ringer for me.
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Here, too. Brilliant!
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Agree!
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