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, June 05, 2006

zen garden diary 6/5/06

Yesterday, I cleared out the garden space and got the layout down.

I still have to remove a lot of dirt, as the current dirt level is where I want the pebble level to be when it's finished. Plus, I have to fine tune the grading and everything. These pictures are to help me map everything back out.

A painted fern goes in the back left corner, cascading out over the limestone, and a cedar gets palnted where the bunching plant is, back by the crack in the foundation.