i really dug thus, from “tricycle” magazine:
Dusk on the River
There’s a Zen story in which a man is enjoying himself on a river at dusk. He sees another boat coming down the river toward him. At first it seems so nice to him that someone else is also enjoying the river on a nice summer evening. Then he realizes that the boat is coming right toward him, faster and faster. He begins to get upset and starts to yell, “Hey, hey watch out! For Pete’s sake, turn aside!” But the boat just comes faster and faster, right toward him. By this time he’s standing up in his boat, screaming and shaking his fist, and then the boat smashes right into him. He sees that it’s an empty boat.
This is the classic story of our whole life situation.
–Pema Chodron, Start Where You Are
from Everyday Mind, edited by Jean Smith, a Tricycle book
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Hey Stephen, thanks for your email, I had been reading about your LDN experiment, sorry to see the results you had. I am hoping that my experience will be better, or I’m not smart enough to realize it if it doesn’t work. By what I see, keep your fingers crossed for the not smart enough part!
I like that story too. Thanks.
I used to get that magazine…I still have some old copies around. You would also like Parabola and The Sun I betcha. So many magazines…so little time.