Dream2be

Going with the Flow

Egotism

A martial arts student approached his teacher with a question. "I'd like to improve my knowledge of the martial arts. In addition to learning from you, I'd like to study with another teacher in order to learn another style. What do you think of this idea?"

"The hunter who chases two rabbits," answered the master, "catches neither one."

A martial arts student went to his teacher and said earnestly, "I am devoted to studying your martial system. How long will it take me to master it." The teacher's reply was casual, "Ten years." Impatiently, the student answered, "But I want to master it faster than that. I will work very hard. I will practice everyday, ten or more hours a day if I have to.

There once lived a great warrior.
Though quite old, he still was able to defeat any challenger.
His reputation extended far and wide throughout the land and many students gathered to study under him.
One day an infamous young warrior arrived at the village.
He was determined to be the first man to defeat the great master.

'Ideas act like screens which obscure that which has to be seen; therefore ideation hinders understanding, perception and reality. This is the reason why in Zen, and in the statements of nearly all religious thinkers, so much emphasis is placed on the emptying of the mind.' (Powell, 1977, p39)