- is lovely south of Portugal too. And, nice times we had there, relaxing and great memories...with the beach down, nearby the house, and the view to all ocean in front of us... Hmmm indeed, a paradise!
Kk

They are very similar aren't they?!!

."The cook monk Dairyo, at Bankei's monastery, decided that he would take good care of his old teacher's health and give him only fresh miso, a paste of soy beans mixed with wheat and yeast that often ferments. Bankei, noticing that he was being served better miso than his pupils, asked: "Who is the cook today?"

Dairyo was sent before him. Bankei learned that according to his age and position he should eat only fresh miso. So he said to the cook: "Then you think I shouldn't eat at all." With this he entered his room and locked the door.

Dairyo, sitting outside the door, asked his teacher's pardon. Bankei would not answer. For seven days Dairyo sat outside and Bankei within.

Finally in desperation an adherent called loudly to Bankei: "You may be all right, old teacher, but this young disciple here has to eat. He cannot go without food forever!"

At that Bankei opened the door. He was smiling. He told Dairyo: "I insist on eating the same food as the least of my followers. Whe you become the teacher I do not want you to forget this."

- kk

."What is of all things most yielding can overcome that which is most hard. Being substanceless, it can enter in even where there is no crevice.
That is how I know the value of action wich is actionless. But that there can be teaching without words, value in action which is actionless few indeed can understand.
That the yielding conquers the resistant and the soft conquers the hard is a fact known by all but utilized by none."

- LAO TZU