Gensa stubbing his toe
Experiment The keywords are a way to the texts; if they don't suit you, read the texts directly. How to use them →
also stubbed toe on a stone · Gensův palec naražený o kámen CZ
Summary
Gensa stubs his toe on a stone and, bleeding and in great pain, suddenly realises something: I understood that this body is not real, but then why am I in such great pain? Master Dogen tells the story in one bright pearl, and Mike also uses it as a metaphor for society.
Main theme
with his toe bleeding, and in great pain, he suddenly realised something
1Ikka-no-myoju 1: A Pearl in Ordinary Things Summer 2006 — Ikka-no-myoju
he stubs his toe on a stone. Bleeding and in great pain
2Ikka-no-myoju Shobogenzo
Developed
if we take the story about Gensa stubbing his toe, we can see that we could make that a kind of metaphor for society
3Ikka-no-myoju 5: The Four Views Summer 2006 — Ikka-no-myoju
I learned that this physical body isn’t real, but in that case, where is all this pain coming from?
4The One Bright Pearl Shobogenzo · Ikka-no-myoju
I understood that this body is not real, but then why am I in such great pain?