From The Little Zen Calendar, page-a-day calendar, on my birthday:
I went to the mountain seeking enlightenment
There was no enlightenment on the mountain.
In desolation
I cried out and there came an echo.
I shouted again.
The echo came again.
-- Soen Nakagawa (1907-1984)
happiest of birthdays to you
sorry i am late
i would still be shouting on that mountain ;)
have a wonderful year ahead!!
xo
Posted by: marlaine | Sunday, December 18, 2005 at 03:56 AM
Thanks ... it turned out to be a pretty good birthday, all things considering. As to the mountain, I guess I'm still shouting (that's part of human life), but I am doing my best to observe the echo and be more conscious of what I'm shouting. :)
Posted by: Kitty | Sunday, December 18, 2005 at 09:34 PM