Painting by Luminous Owl; calligraphy by Tenshin Reb Anderson
The donkey looks at (its reflection
in) the well
The well looks at the Donkey
One side of practice involves our effort and
culminates in a conceivable liberation. Another side is how all things come forth
and realize us this is inconceivable liberation.
On March 27, 2005, the Koan class reached case 100 in the Book of Serenity.
The class started around 1990. To celebrate, students wrote poems based on
the cases and they were presented to Tenshin as a book. Please enjoy these
wonderful poems.