Stepping From The Top Of A 100 Foot Pole

[image error]


A famous story from Zen literature presents the provocative question, “How do you step from the top of a 100 foot pole?


The poem that goes along with this question says:

You who sit on the top of a 100 foot pole

Although you have entered the Way, it is not yet genuine

Take a step from the top of the pole

And the entire world becomes your body


read more

 •  0 comments  •  flag
Share on Twitter
Published on May 18, 2009 07:39
No comments have been added yet.