Teaching points The third stage of ingratitude is a couplet by the 13th century Persian poet Saadi of Shiraz
Teaching points Ikkyu was a famous Zen priest and poet , who was sometimes overwhelmed by sexual desire
Teaching points In the mind when there is no control, two or three obstinate thought-feelings can become locked in a struggle
Teaching points Here is a battle unsought; completely unselfish, for a warrior that is an open door to heaven
Teaching points Some scholars study texts in which they have no interest whatever in the real meaning