Open Hands, Open Mind: On the Quiet Nature of Wisdom.

True wisdom walks quietly.

It does not rise above others, nor does it sharpen itself against those who know less.
What is understood deeply is held gently, like water in open hands.

The wise do not use knowledge to elevate themselves,
but to soften the ground where others may grow.

For in humility, understanding becomes compassion—
and in compassion, wisdom finds its true form.

TsL. 26

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The Weight of No Title.

Respecting the path of learning,
and the years devoted to walking it—

Yet
I still wonder:
if one is truly awakened,
why carry the name “Master”?

Does awakening not loosen the need for titles,
as wind passes freely without a name?

The deepest teacher, it seems,
does not stand above,
but moves among—
open, unbound,
with nothing to prove
and nothing to claim.

TsL. 26

#Zen-thoughts.