Zen tale: Can new zen replace old zen?

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The old Zen master, Gerthird Zergjur, was looking for a suitable monk in his monastery, to take over his own role, as head monk. He wanted to leave the monastery, and spend his last years, in silent aloneness, alone. He created a little test for the students. He said to them,  "What happens when an old life comes to a new beginning in death?" The best answer came from a student, who simply said,  "Nothing ever happens to anyone; we stay in the process of becoming, and not even death ends this process." He got the master's nod. Zen is zen, when zen is not zen. Zen is a process too, and not ever a finality of positioning. There is always another step to take. Can new zen replace old zen? No! Nothing can replace truth with itself. Truth is always new truth. Truth cannot grow old in the tooth. Photo Credit: The photo used in this article was sourced from the free media site, pixabay.com The Zen master tired of his being the Zen master, though.