This picture doesn't feature in the book, it was done for a calendar given as a present around New Year, 2013 is the year of the Snake (Hebe).
The moon is a common metaphor in Zen, it needs explaining? Perhaps the moon doesn't need explaining and if you wonder what the moon has to do with Mind - there! It's explained.
That's Zen, you have to see it for yourself. There are teachings, a huge legacy of 2500 years or more, there's all that, but bottom line is what do you see? And more importantly what is Seeing? I underline this because of course I don't mean just looking but Seeing as understanding. An even more confusing thing, not the understanding of an idea but deeper. Seeing as acting, but action that arises not out of decision but being. Difficult to imitate if you haven't got it yet.
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