Alan Watts
c/alan-watts
The largest collection of talks by Alan Watts — the British-American philosopher who made Eastern wisdom accessible through witty and profound teachings.
c/alan-watts
The largest collection of talks by Alan Watts — the British-American philosopher who made Eastern wisdom accessible through witty and profound teachings.
…to collect followers. But this is what happened to a person who tried that sort of thing. It's the story called gutei's finger. Gutei raised his finger whenever he was asked a question about Zen. A boy attendant began to imitate him in this way. When…
…imitate him in this way. When anyone asked the boy what his master had preached about the boy would raise his finger. Gutei heard about the boy's mischief. He seized him and asked him the question: what is the fundamental principle of Buddhism? The boy…
…to collect followers. But this is what happened to a person who tried that sort of thing it's the story called gutei's finger. Gutei raised his finger whenever he was asked a question about Zen. A boy attendant began to imitate him in this way. When…
…imitate him in this way. When anyone asked the boy what his master had preached about, the boy would raise his finger. Gutei heard about the boy's mischief. He seized him and asked him the question: what is the fundamental principle of Buddhism? The boy…