a young novice was very clumsy..all what he undertook,turned into desaster..ashamed and unhappy,he went to master oshiba and said:
respected master,Iam so awkward in domestic life and during zazen,
I have the feeling to be like a poor monkey!-
-well..replied master oshima,from now make the things on the worse
way you can..if you let fall the statue of buddah on the floor laugh about that!-if you cook some horrible sticky rice,be proud about that!
the young novice was really surprised,but follows the instructions.
some days later,radiant with happiness he came to master oshiba and said:
-honorable master,its fantastic,I was so clever in my tasks and
during zazen I felt like buddah amitataba!
-well..retorted master oshiba:
-now make simply your duty without any unopportune questions
about good,evil and consequences of your acts,
make of each instant a new profitable incarnation and you will acquire
a knowledge of the ephemeral..