Zen Garden Koan # 31

Garbage

Mummu was lecturing to a group of students. He pointed to a pile of twigs and garbage, and asked if the pile had Buddha nature.
A monk spoke up and said, "No, Master. It is a random and chaotic pile, with no order, no peace, no simplicity. It is about as far from Zen as one can represent."
And Mummu replied, "You are incorrect. The further from Zen the pile is, the closer it is to achieving true grace and Buddha nature. Meditate further upon this lesson and you will come closer to acheiving not-Zen."

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