Dream Infection

One of the most important books for me, The Book of Tea, is translated into Thai by OpenBooks.

The book is about the Zen in this unique culture of Japanese tea ceremony. It outlines a fresh perspective on Eastern Aesthetics, the idea of Wabi Sabi, Taoist emptiness, understated beauty, equality in the tea room, the meaning of flower in life and much more.

The meaning of simplicity amidst this modern chaotic and fast life, is the essence of this book written at the dawn of modernization.

Sunit

“How then does the bodhisattva enter the gate of nondualism?”

Manjushri replied,

“To my way of thinking, all dharmas are without words, without explanations, without purport, without cognition, removed from all questions and answers. In this way one may enter the gate of nondualism.”

Then Manjushri said to Vimalakirti, “Each of us has given an explanation. Now, sir, it is your turn to speak. How does the bodhisattva enter the gate of nondualism?”

At that time Vimalakirti remained silent and did not speak a word.

Manjushri sighed and said, “Excellent, excellent! Not a word, not a syllable – this truly is to enter the gate of nondualism!”

(From Vimalakirti Sutra, quoting from Nichiren Shonin)

Intellects breed self-importance,
Lost in know-think-argue,
forgetting to see,
with an empty heart.

Million facts and infinite logic,
can’t heal a single wounded soul,
all philosophers in the universe,
are no match for a caring fool.