The Universe Is Smiling: "Story Time"

Q: What is today's wisdom?
A: It's time for a story :)

"Listen to this the story...," said the Mouse. 
" Upon meeting a Zen Master at a social event, a psychiatrist decided to ask him a question that had been on his mind. 'Exactly how do you help people?' he asked. 'I get them where they can't ask any more questions', the Master answered."
story quoted from 8 Zen Master Stories

The Universe Is Smiling: "Zen Story"

Monika's weekly inner voice drawings:

 Mr. Mouse, a wise teacher was telling a Zen story to his student, the cat:
"One day while walking through the wilderness a man stumbled upon a vicious tiger. He ran but soon came to the edge of a high cliff. Desperate to save himself, he climbed down a vine and dangled over the fatal precipice.
As he hung there, two mice appeared from a hole in the cliff and began gnawing on the vine.
 Suddenly he noticed on the vine a plum wild strawberry. He plucked it and popped it in his mouth. It was incredibly delicious!"
"What do you think," said the mouse, "is this story teaching us?"
The cat is still pondering the question and if you can come up with the answer (there may be more than one) let her know and write a comment.

The Universe Is Smiling: "Water"

Sitting near a frog pond today on a sunny fall afternoon, I asked the question (as usual on this BLOG): "What is today's wisdom?" and the drawing that appeared seemed as if a water spirit had risen from the surface, saying: "Dance with us, we are your life force."

"Nothing is softer or more flexible than water, yet nothing can resist it."
- Lao Tzu  
"Move and the Way will open."
- Zen quote

The Universe Is Smiling: "Where will you go...?"

Monika's weekly inner voice drawings:

Q: What is today's wisdom?

 

A: "I know well what I am fleeing from but not what I am in search of."

- Michel de Montaigne

"If you do not get it from yourself,

Where will you go for it?"

- Zen saying