El Dedo Y La Luna. Cuentos Zen, Haikus, Koans Quotes

“French Impressionist artist Paul Gauguin would never have become Gauguin if he had not followed this principle. He was a bank employee for a good part of his life, until the day he decided he was an artist. That day he left the bank and became a genius painter.”
― Alejandro Jodorowsky, The Finger and the Moon: Zen Teachings and Koans

“Un samurái le pidió a su maestro que le explicara la diferencia entre el cielo y el infierno. Sin responderle, el maestro se puso a dirigirle gran cantidad de insultos. Furioso, el samurái desenvaino su sable para decapitarle.
-He aquí el infierno- dijo el maestro antes que el samurái pasara a la acción. El guerrero impresionado por la respuesta del maestro se calmo al instante y volvió a enfundar el sable.
Al hacer este último gesto, el maestro añadió:
-He aquí el cielo.”
― Alejandro Jodorowsky, El Dedo Y La Luna. Cuentos Zen, Haikus, Koans

“Oh, Buenos Aires, I have traveled around the world, but I’ve never been separated from you,” said Argentine poet Jorge Luis Borges. And Saint Thomas said, “A friendship that can end has never been a true friendship.” In”
― Alejandro Jodorowsky, The Finger and the Moon: Zen Teachings and Koans

“We may overindulge at times, but we then control ourselves and go back to a more moderate diet. There is a mudra that illustrates this situation quite well: “If the animal leaves the flock, I take it back to the flock. If it leaves again, I take it back again.” Spiritual”
― Alejandro Jodorowsky, The Finger and the Moon: Zen Teachings and Koans

“It’s not enough to quote someone; it’s important to specify what aspect of that person you’re referencing. Every time we talk about someone, we speak of that person as if our perception is the same for everyone. When”
― Alejandro Jodorowsky, The Finger and the Moon: Zen Teachings and Koans