兀然無事坐、春夾草自生 兀然 wù rán “quietly” (can also mean “dazed”, “bewildered”, “suddenly”, “unexpectedly”, or “abruptly”) 無事 wú shì “nothing happening” 坐 zuò “sitting” 春 chūn “spring” 來 lái “come, arrive, happen, occur” 草 cǎo “grass” 自 zì “oneself” 生 shēng “live, grow” From the “Zen Sand” (aka “Zenrin-kushū”, “Zen Phrase Book”, 禪林句集). See the very nice […]