Benefit Of The Doubter

There is a saying in Zen Buddhism: Little doubt, little enlightenment... Great doubt, great enlightenment. I believe that doubt is as important to a person's faith as belief...or do I? Socrates had a saying too, "The unexamined life is not one worth living". In this blog, I will presume to pick at the things that I (or other people) believe in. It will be my digital Walden. As you work towards enlightenment, it is to your benefit to be a doubter.

Monday, May 29, 2006

zen garden diary 5/27/06

I'm planning to have a theme of threes in the garden:

3 plants (painted fern, cedars bonsai and cherry bonsai)
3 sandstone rocks (1 big, 2 small)
3 other rocks
3 "rivers" will run through...actually, one river w/ 3 branches

I plan to have some height in the back left corner, where I will dig in the big sandstone rock, and the painted fern will cascade over it.

As for the rest of the details, I currently have no set plans.