Tigers, Mice, and Strawberries - Oh My!

A Parable

- Zen Flesh, Zen Bones #18

Buddha told a parable in a sutra:

A man traveling across a field encountered a tiger. He fled, the tiger after him. Coming to a precipice, he caught hold of the root of a wild vine and swung himself down over the edge. The tiger sniffed at him from above. Trembling, the man looked down to where, far below, another…