Enkele andere overwegingen
Hoe zal ik dit uitleggen, dit waarom
wat wij vinden niet is
wat wij zoeken?
Laten we de tijd laten gaan
waarheen hij wil,
en zie dan hoe weiden hun vee vinden,
wouden hun wild, luchten hun vogels,
uitzichten onze ogen
en ach, hoe eenvoud zijn raadsel vindt.
Zo andersom is alles, misschien.
Ik zal dit uitleggen.
Rutger Kopland
Life and death are of supreme importance
Time swiftly passes by and opportunity is lost
Each of us should strive to awaken.
Awaken. Take heed, do not squander your life.
Dogen Zenji
Leven en dood zijn van het uiterste belang. De tijd gaat snel voorbij en mogelijkheden gaan verloren. Ieder van ons moet proberen te ontwaken. Ontwaak. Neem dit ter harte en verdoe je leven niet.
When the aspiring heart is shallow, lack of knowledge becomes an obstacle to the ignorant, and knowledge becomes an obstacle to the educated. When the aspiring heart is deep, knowledge becomes the basis for understanding the Way for the learned, and lack of knowledge becomes the basis for understanding the Way for the uneducated.
The Way is not a matter of knowing or not knowing. Just abandon everything, return to yourself, and look within. Who is this? Spare no time. It waits for no one.
Bassui Tokushō
“Choose – there’s only now, this moment, and it is passing no matter what you do with it. It will pass if you spend it exactly doing what you want, and it will pass if you spend it longing for another moment, and it will pass if you spend it wishing for another life. How could anything possibly be missing when this moment is everything?” – Sallie Tisdale