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The Old Lady
There was this old lady who always cried: When it rained she cried; when it was sunny she cried. A young boy went to visit her and asked her what made her so sad all the time. The old lady replied: "I have two sons: One owns a market stall, and the other is a farmer. When it is sunny, the crops in my son's field die. When it rains, there are no visitors to my other son's market. Therefore, I am always sad.
I just heard that story on the website of the temple I go to ( Zenshoan's site is all modern now with a little Windows Media Player! ). The ending has a Zen monk telling her that she is "holding her mind wrong": When it rains ,she should be happy for her farmer son. And when it's sunny she should be happy for her other son.
Kinda nice, I think.
posted by PA on Wednesday, May 26, 2004
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