Back in January I got myself this nifty Zen page a day calendar. It was however only nifty until I took it to the office and started tearing pages off. I must be totally honest when, on maybe day 7 I had to admit that I did not understand one single page. Not one. I thought...maybe I'm trying too hard or maybe I'm over analysing (I know, so totally not like me). Well I let go of trying to make "sense" of the calendar (yes I surprise you yet again) and decided to share my confusion with my coworkers. I can now say that the Zen calendar is pretty much pure entertainment for us and I have decided to share this entertainment with you all. So here goes:
Wednesday February 11th
"One day Chao-chou fell down in the snow, and called out, "Help me up! Help me up!" A monk came and lay down beside him. Chao-chou got up and went away." ~Zen Koan
Sunday February 15th
"Lie down as if dead. Or if very angry, stay angry. Stare without moving an eyelash. Or suck on something and become the sucking" ~Shiva, on centering
Thursday July 16th
"He who knows how to shave the razor, will know how to erase the eraser."
So yeeaahh, umm, huh? Will more wine help these make sense? Or maybe I had to live through the 70's? And not be 5. I am actually rather surprised that this calendar was mass produced and thousands of people actually have this very calendar on their desks right this very minute! So all you hippies out there...is it just me?
22 July 2009
So I guess I'm just not Zen
Back in January I got myself this nifty Zen page a day calendar. It was however only nifty until I took it to the office and started tearing pages off. I must be totally honest when, on maybe day 7 I had to admit that I did not understand one single page. Not one. I thought...maybe I'm trying too hard or maybe I'm over analysing (I know, so totally not like me). Well I let go of trying to make "sense" of the calendar (yes I surprise you yet again) and decided to share my confusion with my coworkers. I can now say that the Zen calendar is pretty much pure entertainment for us and I have decided to share this entertainment with you all. So here goes:
Wednesday February 11th
"One day Chao-chou fell down in the snow, and called out, "Help me up! Help me up!" A monk came and lay down beside him. Chao-chou got up and went away." ~Zen Koan
Sunday February 15th
"Lie down as if dead. Or if very angry, stay angry. Stare without moving an eyelash. Or suck on something and become the sucking" ~Shiva, on centering
Thursday July 16th
"He who knows how to shave the razor, will know how to erase the eraser."
So yeeaahh, umm, huh? Will more wine help these make sense? Or maybe I had to live through the 70's? And not be 5. I am actually rather surprised that this calendar was mass produced and thousands of people actually have this very calendar on their desks right this very minute! So all you hippies out there...is it just me?
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Makes no sense to me either...and I was in my twenties back then? You're not alone.
Don't you think most of those calendars were given as gifts and that no one truly understands these 'bits of wisdom'? Or maybe you missed the disclaimer on the box "drink a bottle of wine first..."
Just my thoughts.........for what they are worth.
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