The Lady and The Tiger
The first time he found The Lady. Now he seeks The Tiger…
Once before I knelt, sitting zazen before the Two Doors: The Lady or the Tiger. Last time I chose Right, and the Lady became my wife, and the breath and love of my life. Then she and our child died in childbirth. Now I again sit zazen before the Two Doors, hoping The Tiger will rend me unto death, ending my suffering. Standing, I choose Wrong, hoping the Door will yield a frenzied animal that will guide me to the end of m...