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No Water No Moon

"Late one night Chiyono, a female Zen adept
was carrying water in an old wooden bucket
when she happened to glance across the surface
of the water and saw the reflection of the moon.

As she walked the bucket began to come apart
and the bottom of the pail broke through, with
the water suddenly disappearing into the soil
beneath her feet and the moon's reflection
disappearing along with it.

In that instant the young woman realized that
the moon she had been looking at was
just a reflection of the real thing...
just as her whole life had been."

Chiyono became
enlightened

She wrote this verse:

"This way and that way
I tried to keep the pail together,
Hoping the weak bamboo
would never break.

Suddenly the bottom fell out.
No more water;
No more moon
in the water
-- emptiness in my hand."

- Chiyono

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