tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6553149223797566375.post5576985656149661634..comments2023-08-23T07:02:43.604-07:00Comments on IYAGNY Teachers Pune Blog: Thank you Prashant. – From Light to Dark, and Back.IYAGNY Teachershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01108445208130656585noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6553149223797566375.post-14220737057935067882009-02-10T10:23:00.000-08:002009-02-10T10:23:00.000-08:00"A Zen priest I know studied to be an archer. He d..."A Zen priest I know studied to be an archer. He described his first lesson to me. The master took him to a cliff at dawn. He set up a target and strung his bow. Then he drew an arrow and aimed at the target. With the bow taut, he turned at the last moment and shot the arrow out over the cliff. . .<BR/>hitting the target is not the point of the Zen discipline of archery. . . .{it is a} side effect of a way of life. Side effects of integrity that lead to the Way. Once you no longer need or desire to hit the target, then the Way leads you there. Being one with the bow, you do not have to hit the target. The bow does it for you. Integrity begins with humility."<BR/>-- Laurence Gonzalesnyunicornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15120506265143630234noreply@blogger.com