Chao-chou's Bridge

I'm sorry to hear about the ill-fated coin toss. While I struggled to find comforting words, one of my favorite Zen quotations came to mind. I got it from my 2003 Zen desk calendar (Johnny may recognize it, I believe he had the same one)... there's something so commercially wrong with that. But anyways, it's insightful, and profound, and worthy of mention at a time like this.

A monk asked Chao-chou: "I've been hearing about Chao-chou's bridge for a long time, but now that I am here all I see is a log."

Chao-chou said: "You see the log, but you don't see the stone bridge."

The monk asked: "What is the stone bridge?"

Chao-chou said: "It lets donkeys cross; it lets horses cross."

- Zen Mondo