And The Flowers Showered Talks on Zen
Talks given from 31/10/74 am to 10/11/74 am English Discourse series
11 Chapters
Year published: 1974
And The Flowers Showered Chapter #1
Chapter title: Flower showerChapter title: The brash studentChapter title: The temperChapter title: The art of archeryChapter title: Temple fireChapter title: Tozan's five poundsChapter title: Seeing double
< Previous | Contents | Next > Chapter title: Flower shower 31 October 1974 am in Buddha Hall Archive code: 7410310 ShortTitle: FLOWRS01 Audio: Yes Video: No Length: 87 mins SUBHUTI WAS ONE OF BUDDHA'S DISCIPLES. HE WAS ABLE TO UNDERSTAND THE POTENCY OF EMPTINESS -- THE VIEWPOINT THAT NOTHING EXISTS EXCEPT IN ITS RELATIONSHIP OF SUBJECTIVITY AND OBJECTIVITY. ONE DAY, WHEN SUBHUTI WAS SITTING UNDER A TREE IN A MOOD OF...
< Previous | Contents Chapter title: Seeing double 9 November 1974 am in Buddha Hall Archive code: 7411090 ShortTitle: FLOWRS10 Audio: Yes Video: No Length: 88 mins A MASTER WAS ASKED BY A CURIOUS MONK: 'WHAT IS THE WAY?' 'IT IS RIGHT BEFORE YOUR EYES,' SAID THE MASTER.'WHY DO I NOT SEE IT FOR MYSELF?' ASKED THE MONK.'BECAUSE YOU ARE THINKING OF YOURSELF,' SAID THE MASTER.'WHAT ABOUT YOU,' SAID THE MONK, 'DO YOU SEE IT?...
< Previous | Contents | Next > Chapter title: Temple fire 6 November 1974 am in Buddha Hall Archive code: 7411060 ShortTitle: FLOWRS07 Audio: Yes Video: No Length: 96 mins WHILE TOKAI WAS A VISITOR AT A CERTAIN TEMPLE, A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE KITCHEN FLOOR. A MONK RUSHED INTO TOKAI'S BEDROOM, SHOUTING: 'A FIRE, MASTER, A FIRE!' 'OH?' SAID TOKAI, SITTING UP. 'WHERE?' 'WHERE?' EXCLAIMED THE MONK. 'WHY, UNDER THE KITCHEN FLOOR -- GET UP AT ONCE....
< Previous | Contents | Next > Chapter title: The art of archery 5 November 1974 am in Buddha Hall Archive code: 7411050 ShortTitle: FLOWRS06 Audio: Yes Video: No Length: 86 mins LIEH-TZU EXHIBITED HIS SKILL IN ARCHERY TO PO-HUN WU-JEN. WHEN THE BOW WAS DRAWN TO ITS FULL LENGTH, A CUP OF WATER WAS PLACED ON HIS ELBOW AND HE BEGAN TO SHOOT. AS SOON AS THE FIRST ARROW WAS LET FLY, A SECOND WAS ALREADY...
< Previous | Contents | Next > Chapter title: The brash student 1 November 1974 am in Buddha Hall Archive code: 7411010 ShortTitle: FLOWRS02 Audio: Yes Video: No Length: 89 mins WHEN YAMAOKA WAS A BRASH STUDENT HE VISITED THE MASTER DOKUON. WANTING TO IMPRESS THE MASTER HE SAID: 'THERE IS NO MIND, THERE IS NO BODY, THERE IS NO BUDDHA. THERE IS NO BETTER, THERE IS NO WORSE. THERE IS NO MASTER, THERE IS NO STUDENT....
< Previous | Contents | Next > Chapter title: The temper 2 November 1974 am in Buddha Hall Archive code: 7411020 ShortTitle: FLOWRS03 Audio: Yes Video: No Length: 94 mins A ZEN STUDENT CAME TO BANKEI AND SAID: 'MASTER, I HAVE AN UNGOVERNABLE TEMPER -- HOW CAN I CURE IT?' 'SHOW ME THIS TEMPER,' SAID BANKEI, 'IT SOUNDS FASCINATING.' 'I HAVEN'T GOT IT RIGHT NOW,' SAID THE STUDENT, 'SO I CAN'T SHOW IT TO YOU....
< Previous | Contents | Next > Chapter title: Tozan's five pounds 7 November 1974 am in Buddha Hall Archive code: 7411070 ShortTitle: FLOWRS08 Audio: Yes Video: No Length: 102 mins THE MASTER TOZAN WAS WEIGHING SOME FLAX IN THE STOREROOM. A MONK CAME UP TO HIM AND ASKED: 'WHAT IS BUDDHA?' TOZAN SAID: 'THIS FLAX WEIGHS FIVE POUNDS.' RELIGION IS NOT CONCERNED with philosophical questions and answers. To go on looking this way is stupid, and a sheer waste of life, time, energy and consciousness, because you can go on asking and answers can be given -- but from answers only more questions will come out....