Book of Zen

Zen บทกวี 71

นักเรียนพูด ฉันคือฉัน

พระพูด ไม่ใช่ คุณคือคุณ

Nák-rian phôot chăn kheu chăn.

Phrá phôot mâi châi. Khun kheu khun.

Student say I am I.

Monk say no. You are you.

“I am who I am,” said the student.

“No,” said the monk. “You are what you are.”

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• Learn Thai Buddhism and a poem on healing the blind at: Blind Zen Quote.
• You are learning Thai with the original Book of Zen: Lives of Thai Poets.