Blue Mountain
- tomotvos
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15 years 4 months ago #67495
by tomotvos
Blue Mountain was created by tomotvos
From "Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind":
"The blue mountain is the father of the white cloud. The white cloud is the son of the blue mountain. All day long they depend on each other, without being dependent on each other. The white cloud is always the white cloud. The blue mountain is always the blue mountain."
This is a pure, clear interpretation of life. There may be many things like the white cloud and blue mountain: man and woman, teacher and disciple. They depend on each other. But the white cloud should not be bothered by the blue mountain. The blue mountain should not be bothered by the white cloud. They are quite independent, but yet dependent. This is how we live...
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The movie that got me onto that quote ("The Zen Mind"), went on to say: "When conditions change, the cloud changes and it just keeps going, leaving no trace, no past...if there is a sound, we hear; if our eyes are open we see. This is the zen way."
I think that the cloud imagery is particularly powerful and helpful, when you think about it.
"The blue mountain is the father of the white cloud. The white cloud is the son of the blue mountain. All day long they depend on each other, without being dependent on each other. The white cloud is always the white cloud. The blue mountain is always the blue mountain."
This is a pure, clear interpretation of life. There may be many things like the white cloud and blue mountain: man and woman, teacher and disciple. They depend on each other. But the white cloud should not be bothered by the blue mountain. The blue mountain should not be bothered by the white cloud. They are quite independent, but yet dependent. This is how we live...
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The movie that got me onto that quote ("The Zen Mind"), went on to say: "When conditions change, the cloud changes and it just keeps going, leaving no trace, no past...if there is a sound, we hear; if our eyes are open we see. This is the zen way."
I think that the cloud imagery is particularly powerful and helpful, when you think about it.