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Оглавление - The Gatha of the Idiot Who Plays Ball
An Absurd Zen Story
- Preface
- The Gatha of the Idiot Who Plays Ball
- Instead of Prologue
- From the Codex of the Bouncing Ball School
- • Gatha to Pass on the Teachings
- Addressing the assembly,
- Everyone held
- “Who is it,
- “Oh, how lightly
- “Are there other worthy men
- “There is certainly one
- “Yes, he is the one who
- “I’m telling you
- “I will reveal to you
- “The fool will laugh
- “It was from Him
- “And then He,
- “So listen to
- • The Non-Verbal Message of the Tathagata
- “And now,”
- The disciples responded enthusiastically,
- Someone added, “But…
- “Well,”
- “What is confusing your mind
- Someone asked,
- The Tutor replied, “Can you shake
- “Oh! It turns out just how deep
- “That is praiseworthy ,
- “Oh yes! That is. We are
- “So that one day
- “There are countless of them!
- “A collection of idiots?
- “I see you tirelessly nibbling at
- “But what you ignorant people
- “The Gatha is dead
- “So what are we, the unawakened, to do?
- “Do you want to know
- “May each and every one of you receive the reward
- “— a slap on the back of the head…
- The Mentor asked in an angry
- “Brain
- “Then where is
- The disciples couldn’t think of
- With the voice of thunder,
- Instead of Epilogue
- Reference section
- • From “Das Lied des Idioten” by R.M. Rilke
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- • Glossary of Some Buddhist Terms
- • Notes on Some Zen Characters and Plots