The Dharma Bums- Pg. 171-199

"You know what sudden enlightenment is? One diciple came to a Masterand answered his koan and the Master hit him with a stick and knocked him off the veranda ten feet into a mud puddle. The disciple got up and laughed. He later became a Master himself. 'Twasn't by words he was enlightened, but by that great healthy push off the porch."

I can see how someone can be enlightened this way. It is not so much words that make you understand but actions. To some people they respoind better to when things actally hapepnd to them and they live through it, not so much whent hey are talked to death. How can some fully be englightened if they jsut read about it and wait for it to happen. It the act fo soemthing happening is enlightenment. I meen im not toatly sure if that is correct but tis not like studying or understanding enlightenment to reach it you much have something effect you like this person who became the master did.

"Japhy said " Why do you sit on your ass all day?"
" i practice do-nothing."
Whats the difference? Burn it, my Buddhism is activity," said Japhy

I thinks this is jsut another way the challane each other, liek we talked about in class. He doesent think he is doing " nothing" and Japhy is trying to make him do it his way. I could be way off about this. i just thought this was a really funny quote. and plus doing nothing actually is important some people always have to do something, its like cant you just sit down and not do anything, you dont alwasy need to be moving alwasy need to be going somewere its good to just be.