“First, there is a mountain, then there is no mountain, then there is.” Donovan.

<p>Ask any mountaineer about mountains; they will tell you mountains are a hard climb, more so if you don&rsquo;t understand the mountain and don&rsquo;t do it regularly. The ground is steep, stones are hard and doing the climbing is backbreaking if you are carrying too much stuff. Zen is about unburdening your stuff.</p> <p>Zen is a rugged mountain to climb unless you climb it naked. How Zen sounding is that?</p> <p>Buddhism has had twenty-five hundred years of cultural accretions, like barnacles on a ship. That is a lot of stuff to carry up the mountain, so let&rsquo;s see if we can simplify what we carry.</p> <p><a href="https://thetaoist.online/first-there-is-a-mountain-then-there-is-no-mountain-then-there-is-donovan-4dec1d92d722"><strong>Click Here</strong></a></p>