“She Told Me It's Called The Maka Hanya Haramita Shingyo,69 Which Means Something Like The Great Most Excellent Wisdom Heart Sutra. The Only Part I Remember Goes Like This: Shiki Fu I Ku, Ku Fu I Shiki.70 It's Pretty Abstract. Old Jiko Tried To Explain It To Me, And I Don't Know If I Understood It Correctly Or Not, But I Think It Means That Nothing In The World Is Solid Or Real, Because Nothing Is Permanent, And All Things-including Trees And Animals And Pebbles And Mountains And Rivers And Even Me And You-are Just Kind Of Flowing Through For The Time Being.”
— Ruth Ozeki —
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