Love and the Buddha
August 12th 2008 15:09
Great Faith.
Great Doubt.
Great Effort.
I read this saying many many years ago in "The Little Book of Zen Sayings" which belonged to my mum. I used to flick through it occasionally and was always fascinated at the brevity and the profundity of the quotes, and this one, apparently by the Buddha, is one of many that has stuck with me over the past decade or so.
I love this quote for its wisdom; it says so so much while saying so little. It has the obvious paradox of faith <-> doubt which will not make sense unless you "get it", as with a lot of zen sayings. I will not try to explain this paradox, as I think that would defeat the purpose. What I will say is that it has recently dawned on me that as good and as wise as this quote is, it is missing one vital ingredient, perhaps the greatest of them all:
Great Love.
Great Doubt.
Great Effort.
I read this saying many many years ago in "The Little Book of Zen Sayings" which belonged to my mum. I used to flick through it occasionally and was always fascinated at the brevity and the profundity of the quotes, and this one, apparently by the Buddha, is one of many that has stuck with me over the past decade or so.
I love this quote for its wisdom; it says so so much while saying so little. It has the obvious paradox of faith <-> doubt which will not make sense unless you "get it", as with a lot of zen sayings. I will not try to explain this paradox, as I think that would defeat the purpose. What I will say is that it has recently dawned on me that as good and as wise as this quote is, it is missing one vital ingredient, perhaps the greatest of them all:
Great Love.
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