Zen story: Life pricks us awake often, and we should always try to be aware of these prickings

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The old Zen master pricked his finger on a rose bush, in the Zen monastery garden, and exclaimed, out loud to his students, watching him prune the roses. "Why does life sometimes hurt you like this?" One student with him, said in reply, "It's usually when you hurt life, and that then is your karma coming back to you." The old Zen master smiled widely, and responded back: "The gratitude given to life should be the same as the love given to God, as thankfulness, is a sort of love too." "Karma has no effect on love, loving, but love dissolves all karma instantly so, too." The student bowed low. He realised that the master lived from this great love, for life, and for his students too, and of course, also for God. As a result of this, all happenings in his life, and in any life, were lessons for those with eyes to see, including of course too, for the master himself, as well. Photo Credit: The photo used in this article was sourced from the free media site, pixabay.com Karma can never trump love.