Not As Good 不如

不如

空持百千偈,
不如吃茶去。
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空吃万杯茶,
不如念佛去。

Not As Good

The first line is a Zen saying –
‘To emptily uphold a hundred thousand verses,
is not as good as to go drink tea.’

This means it is better
to just live fully in the moment,
than to talk much theory.
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The second line is a Pure Land take –
‘To emptily drink ten thousand cups of tea,
is not as good as being mindful of the Buddha.’

This means it is better
to be mindful of the Buddha,
than to live in the moment,
which might not be for much.

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