WHY ARE WE HERE AND ALIVE?"Why are we here and alive?" asked the yo...
WHY ARE WE HERE AND ALIVE?
"Why are we here and alive?" asked the young apprentice to his master... "
Because we need to get better and better at mastering the art of living and there is no better way for us to accomplish this except by going through the Journey of life itself... go my friend, go experience and feel the supreme mysteries of life... remember, they can never be understood by the mind but only felt with your heart and soul", answered the master."
Sensei, I wish I were able to always choose the most appropriate set of actions, at all times and under any circumstances..."
"This my friend may take you a very long time... always be true to your heart and as authentic as possible, respect your enemies for they have a lot to teach you, never under-estimate their power and remember, if you want to know your greatest enemy, you just have to look in the mirror... If you want to know your best friend, have another look in the same mirror...”
In the course of time, a minority of apprentices will in turn become master. They will think they have grasped enough about the art of living, the art of fighting, the art of dying on the battlefield, the art of loving, the supreme art of winning without fighting and one day, they will think they are capable of teaching other apprentices... only to discover they still are apprentices when encountering a greater master, one that has mastered even further the art of living, the art of fighting, the art of dying on the battlefield, the art of loving, the supreme art of winning without fighting...
Only a very small number of masters will ever have the ability to maintain the highest level of mastery, regardless of the many situations they are facing and other beings they interact with... It is one of the unalterable laws that govern the universe and its beating heart... no style as a style, shapeless at all times…
Sensei, tell me about enlightenment asked the young apprentice...
"Before enlightenment, chop wood, cook rice, after enlightenment, chop wood, cook rice. When the Western world wonders what lies beyond death, the Zen practitioner wonders what lies beyond awakening..."
Abundant Blessings, Christophe J. Poizat, Eternal Life Apprentice