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"When the Student is ready, the Teacher appears." - either Buddha Siddhartha Gautama Shakyamuni, or the Theosophists
"This could ruin everything." - me, to Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Zen Mountain Monastery, Zen Training Weekend, early 2000s
"It doesn't have to ruin anything." - Shugen-Sensei (now Roshi) to me, same place and time
"No more training do you require. Already know you that which you need." - Yoda, Return of the Jedi
"If you gain a mature companion,
a fellow traveler, right-living & wise,
overcoming all dangers
go with him, gratified,
mindful.
"If you don't gain a mature companion,
a fellow traveler, right-living & wise,
wander alone
like a king renouncing his kingdom,
like the elephant in the Matanga wilds,
his herd.
"We praise companionship
— yes!
Those on a par, or better,
should be chosen as friends.
If they're not to be found,
living faultlessly,
wander alone
like a rhinoceros."
-- Sutta Nipata, Khaggavisana Sutta
"This could ruin everything." - me, to Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Zen Mountain Monastery, Zen Training Weekend, early 2000s
"It doesn't have to ruin anything." - Shugen-Sensei (now Roshi) to me, same place and time
"No more training do you require. Already know you that which you need." - Yoda, Return of the Jedi
"If you gain a mature companion,
a fellow traveler, right-living & wise,
overcoming all dangers
go with him, gratified,
mindful.
"If you don't gain a mature companion,
a fellow traveler, right-living & wise,
wander alone
like a king renouncing his kingdom,
like the elephant in the Matanga wilds,
his herd.
"We praise companionship
— yes!
Those on a par, or better,
should be chosen as friends.
If they're not to be found,
living faultlessly,
wander alone
like a rhinoceros."
-- Sutta Nipata, Khaggavisana Sutta