Friday, August 24, 2012

Parables

This is why I speak to them in parables: “Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.--Matthew 13:13

Christian parables are similar to Zen Koans. In order to comprehend the spirit that flows between the words, you must listen with a quiet mind. Their true meaning cannot be grasped by the ego.
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