The meaning of here and now is beautifully illustrated by a Zen story of a
monk who was being chased by two tigers. He came to the edge of a cliff. He
looked back - the tigers were almost upon him. Noticing a vine leading over
the cliff, he quickly crawled over the edge and began to let himself down the
vine. Then as he checked below, he saw two tigers waiting for him at the
bottom of the cliff. He looked up and observed that two mice were knawing away
at the vine. Just then, he saw a beautiful strawberry within arm's reach. He
picked it and enjoyed the best tasting strawberry in his whole life!
-- Ken Keyes
monk who was being chased by two tigers. He came to the edge of a cliff. He
looked back - the tigers were almost upon him. Noticing a vine leading over
the cliff, he quickly crawled over the edge and began to let himself down the
vine. Then as he checked below, he saw two tigers waiting for him at the
bottom of the cliff. He looked up and observed that two mice were knawing away
at the vine. Just then, he saw a beautiful strawberry within arm's reach. He
picked it and enjoyed the best tasting strawberry in his whole life!
-- Ken Keyes
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