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	Rocks that Talk Part 1 by Keith Varnum The Dream
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One day Chung-tzu and a friend were walking along a riverbank.

"How delightfully the fishes are enjoying themselves in the water!" Chuang-tzu exclaimed.

"You are not a fish." His friend said.

"How do you know whether or not the fishes are enjoying themselves?"

"You are not me," Chuang-tzu said.

"How do you know that I do not know that the fishes are enjoying themselves?"

~ TAOIST STORY ~

I had always believed rocks were inert, dead, a non-entity, simply background in nature's cornucopia of living plants and animals. I didn't usually even notice their existence unless I tripped over one while walking down a path in the woods. Imagine my chagrin when my beloved spiritual teacher, Michio Kushi, started taking me on all-day excursions to Japanese Zen rock gardens around Los Angeles.

Now I'm talking ROCK gardens. These gardens contained nothing but stones--and sand! And sand is really only tiny, ground-up rocks. Once in a great while, one lone bush or tiny tree would grace the austere landscape. But, for the most part, the gardens were either three, or five, large boulders placed artistically in a bed of artfully raked sand.

To a kid in his early twenties, these were the most excruciatingly boring and physically painful outings I ever endured in my life. From dawn until dusk, Michio and I sat in one place within the garden observing lifeless blocks of granite.

I was afraid to ask my revered teacher why we were there because I sensed it should have been obvious to me. Somehow, in Michio's world, I was supposed to know. Besides, I learned Michio wasn't about to tell me something he knew I could discover directly for myself.

Nonetheless, the truth was, I didn't have a clue why we were sitting all day with a few nondescript stones in what amounted to oversized sandboxes. I guessed the purpose might be for me to appreciate the simple natural beauty of the rocks and their asymmetrical setting in the patterned sand. Or maybe the intent was simply to teach me how to quiet down and be still for a while in my whirlwind of a life.

Oddly, I didn't really feel a need to know our mission there with the stones. I'd developed a deep trust in my friend. Under Michio's tutelage, I'd experienced many wondrous and even miraculous events. I grew vegetables in the desert with no water, fertilizer, weeding or toil. I witnessed Michio levitating in the air.

I assisted him in healing scores of people of serious physical ailments. So there was a magic about this man, and I wasn't about to question his actions at this point in my odyssey with him. I knew in my heart, this was the right thing for me to be doing. That was enough for me.

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Drawing from the wisdom of native cultures and ancient spiritual traditions, Keith Varnum shares his practical approach to healing and transformation as an author, life strategy coach, acupuncturist, filmmaker, radio host, vision quest guide and international seminar leader with his empowering "Dream Workshops" and free, fun "Prosperity Ezine" at The Dream.

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