only one koan matters
you

- Ikkyu

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How long had Ryoanji been there? You must have asked --
but there is no remembrance, just the rocks
and the gravel and the wall
and the very great silence,
the rootedness of deep meditation,
the weight of the rocks and the trees of this earth,
as if their roots grew right down through your heart...
- Jan Haag, Ryoanji Zen Garden

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image by Jack Lord