I remember a short conversation between
the Buddha and a philosopher
of his time.
"I have heard that Buddhism is
a doctrine of enlightenment.
What is your method?
What do you practice everyday?"
"We walk, we eat,
we wash ourselves,
we sit down."
we sit down."
"What is so special about that?
Everyone walks,
eats, washes, sits down..."
eats, washes, sits down..."
"Sir, when we walk,
we are aware that
we are walking;
we are walking;
when we eat,
we are aware that
we are eating...
we are eating...
When others walk, eat,
wash, or sit down,
wash, or sit down,
they are generally not aware of
what they are doing."
~ Thich Nhat Hanh, Zen Keys
