Sweeping sweeper

nadversion56 (63)in #art • 8 years ago

This story was told to me by my father, the only story i got from him. It served me all my life.

The Sweeper

He swept the courtyard of the Zen Monastery all his life. One day sweeping the courtyard a pebble fly and knock a bamboo making a sound which the sweeper hearing it, became enlightened.

All the monks in the monastery went to see the master. “ Master how this is possible? We meditate all our life and we gain nothing while a mere sweeper gets enlightenment?

The Master Answer: “ I guess the sweeper swept the courtyard perfectly today”

It is not what you do that matter, but how you do it.

"Agape" - tempera and oil on wood panel - 12' x 12" - Private collection India