Zen Stories
The Sound of Bamboo: The Story of How Xiangyan Found Enlightenment
This morning I was sweeping the courtyard when the sound of the bamboo broom made me stop. Then I remembered the story of Xiangyan — a monk who had read countless sutras but only understood everything when he heard a piece of tile strike bamboo. Maybe practice doesn't need grand narratives. Just one ordinary sound, one moment of quiet.
4/30/20267 min
