a monk asked joshu, "what is the meaning of bodidharma's coming to china?"
joshu said, "the oak tree in the garden."
a monk asked zhaozhou, "what is the living meaning of zen?"
zhaozhou said, "the cypress tree in the yard."
Stories in this set
"8" stiletto thigh highs" Submitted on September 13, 2010 - 21:39 | 198 reads
"a face like music" Submitted on August 20, 2010 - 02:44 | 213 reads
"a music mermaid" Submitted on October 9, 2010 - 04:41 | 200 reads
"a peace ruby" Submitted on July 28, 2010 - 21:55 | 186 reads
"black ink at night" Submitted on October 9, 2010 - 04:41 | 219 reads
"black velvet sighs" Submitted on November 1, 2010 - 15:39 | 194 reads
"cherryblossoms for ♥Sahib" Submitted on September 19, 2010 - 20:27 | 187 reads
"colour bleeds across the fields" Submitted on November 23, 2010 - 22:43 | 153 reads
"death's ball" Submitted on October 9, 2010 - 04:41 | 193 reads
"dirty roses" Submitted on September 27, 2010 - 02:39 | 212 reads
"discarded stories" Submitted on November 10, 2010 - 13:47 | 204 reads
"increasing my capacity" Submitted on October 6, 2010 - 05:29 | 188 reads
"intimacy of another kind" Submitted on July 26, 2010 - 23:35 | 201 reads
"jagged desire turned anew" Submitted on September 23, 2010 - 00:59 | 193 reads
"lament of the pen" Submitted on August 13, 2010 - 06:47 | 207 reads
"pleasure is burned" Submitted on September 26, 2010 - 04:21 | 193 reads
"poppy in my heart" Submitted on November 12, 2010 - 20:45 | 200 reads
"red light ink" Submitted on December 29, 2010 - 20:09 | 168 reads
"ruined" Submitted on November 6, 2010 - 23:31 | 178 reads
"sonnet52" Submitted on July 27, 2010 - 04:59 | 239 reads
"sonnet53" Submitted on September 4, 2010 - 05:45 | 177 reads
"statues crumble for him" Submitted on August 6, 2010 - 23:29 | 221 reads
"the river of beauty" Submitted on July 29, 2010 - 20:49 | 212 reads
"the rush of war" Submitted on September 18, 2010 - 22:33 | 171 reads
"the wind and tender bamboo" Submitted on August 15, 2010 - 10:31 | 210 reads
"their next disguise" Submitted on September 12, 2010 - 19:20 | 174 reads
"throne, palace and kingdom" Submitted on December 1, 2010 - 07:49 | 159 reads
"to fully display what i have become" Submitted on November 26, 2010 - 23:45 | 132 reads
"what is beauty?" Submitted on November 24, 2010 - 15:55 | 159 reads
"whisking her away" Submitted on August 30, 2010 - 12:14 | 195 reads