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Written by JiMun
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Thursday, 14 February 2008 |
In discussing Zen
much consideration is given
to throwing the stone,
describing its arc
and rippling water.
This is correct
for 'discussion Zen'.
In 'practice Zen'
we find the stone
at the bottom of the pond.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 28 February 2008 )
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Written by JiMun
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Monday, 01 August 2005 |
Zen practice is a living thing. It is a public practice and is
continuous in application. What does this mean? What are you doing right now? Thank you.
I hope you enjoy browsing through this site. You'll find Zen
sayings as well as a catalog of hand-carved ritual Zen and
Walking Sticks here. Please E-mail me
if you have questions.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 05 December 2005 )
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History of the Zen Stick Project |
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Written by JiMun
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Sunday, 28 August 2005 |
There's an old Buddhist saying that goes something like this:
Do nothing.
However, if you do something, finish it.
I began creating these sticks after we removed a cherry tree from our
back yard. We had previously had some work done with a bulldozer
and the operator scraped the tree, tearing off some of the bark.
The tree then got a canker and was just about dead when we cut it down.
As the logs from the tree aged, I noticed how the heart of the tree
turned a beautiful, dark amber color characterisitc of cherry and I
decided to make some teaching sticks from this heart of cherry.
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