No Translation

It has been said that if you are serious about understanding what real Zen is, then there is really no point to translating all of the old Chinese texts. The sound of the rain needs no translation.

Like Snowflakes

The path is no path, do you see? Paths are like the Tao. They are always changing, moving around, hard to see, yet easy to follow once located. Like snowflakes, no two are alike.

Do One's Duty

It has been written:

"Do one's own duty even if it be humble, rather than another's, even if it be great. To die doing one's duty is life: to live in another's is death."

Humble As The Dust

Many people talk Tao or Zen. They wear the clothes of Tao and Zen. They know the words, the mannerisms, the rituals. Yet, they know nothing of Tao or Zen. Their actions are not that of Tao or Zen. They are all hat and no cattle. The true believer remains quiet, and practices as humble as the dust.

Flexibility

That is which is unbending will break under stress. The twig that is flexible remains vibrant and alive. The ridgid twig breaks into pieces. Therefore, the wise learn to be flexible and live.