All in the Mind
Two hermit monks were each meditating on adjacent mountain tops. Neither acknowledged the other as they sat for many years. Then suddenly, on a warm, sunny afternoon, one called out to the other, “Are you a product of my imagination or am I a product of yours?”
The second monk called right back, “Neither, we are each the product of our own imagination.”
And so they sat and meditated in silence while the years slipped by, neither realizing that as soon as I stop writing about them, your imagination will soon move on and they will be gone.
Written by Michael Steven Platt Posted 5-03-09
Sunday, May 3, 2009
All in the Mind
Labels:
hermits,
imagination,
koan,
mediation,
michael steven platt,
monks,
short story,
zen
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