How a woodcutter attains Zen

An original animation of a zen story told by philosopher Alan Watts

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Alan
• Watts
• Zen
• Animation
• Lecture
• Speech
• Sattori

[ddaisychainn]

@nasakotoqkata92

"you do not attain the state of zen by searching for it, because you are already in it. The only thing to do is to silence your mind so you can feel it."

Who -is in- what?

Who -silences- who's mind?

Who -feels- what?

Is -that- you?

Is there really something to attain, nasakotoqkata?

[nasakotoqkata92]

you do not attain the state of zen by searching for it, because you are already in it. The only thing to do is to silence your mind so you can feel it.

[aseekercalledraphael]

ddaisychainn and nasakotoqkata92 both of you are right with your expressions.

[rodrigojoseunb]

So powerful, you simply can't really say anything about the pratical meaning of the story, somehow it goes deeply into you in a way that no words could convey.

[tubeviewer2007]

@ddaisychainn

:)

[MountAnalogue]

mu!

[TheBigPrettyOne]

@KlootfioolDnIerste There is a beauty in "not getting it." If you let it alone now, even "never getting it" will mean "you got it!"

namaste.

[TheBigPrettyOne]

@TheVirtualStoa lol! what an answer! i understand completely, and i know you do as well....but it is a shame to have to say so.

namaste, brother.

[planetery]

@HorusOsirisRa  LOL So says the man with the name Horus Osiris Ra.

[Robikus]

If you see the Buddha on the road, kill him. 

[Robikus]

Ok, now where do I get an ax and where is this clearing?

;^) yes, I'm joking.

[HorusOsirisRa]

this doen't make any sense.