Learn the Form But Seek the Formless
Nov 21st, 2009 by max
Enso, Zen circle, by Hakuin Ekaku Zenji (1686-1769)
Kung Fu, hard work over time to accomplish skill
A painter can have Kung Fu
Or the butcher
Who cuts meat every day with such a skill
His knife never touches bone
Learn the form
But seek the formless
Hear the soundless
Learn it all
then forget it all
Learn the way
Then find your own way
The musician can have Kung Fu
Or the poet who paints pictures with words
But do not name it
for it is like water
Nothing is softer than water
yet it can overcome rock
It does not fight
It flows around the aponent
Formless, nameless
The true master lies within
Only you can free him
From the movie: Forbidden Kingdom 2008
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