Throw the gourd into the water, push it down and it will spin

Throw the gourd into the water, push it down and it will spin

Throw the gourd into the water, push it down and it will spin

During the 17th century, Takuan Soho (1573-1645), a practicing Buddhist Japanese monk, wrote a series of treatises in which he used his position as a Zen master to explain eloquently and simply the most important principles of Buddhist philosophy.

The Unfettered Mind

Pushing down a gourd means to do it with your hand. When a gourd is thrown into the water and pressed down, it will suddenly pop up to one side. No matter what, it is a thing that will not stop in one place.

The mind of the man who has arrived does not stop at one thing even for a bit. It is like pushing down the gourd in the water.