{"id":5169,"date":"2024-02-01T15:00:53","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T20:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/douglaswood.com\/?p=5169"},"modified":"2024-02-22T15:29:12","modified_gmt":"2024-02-22T20:29:12","slug":"flower-sermon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/douglaswood.com\/flower-sermon\/","title":{"rendered":"Flower Sermon"},"content":{"rendered":"
IN ZEN BUDDHISM, the Flower Sermon refers to a time when the Buddha, in order to deliver a teaching on the ineffable \u2018suchness\u2019 of life in the present moment, simply held up a single lotus blossom. One disciple smiled. Thus indicating the direct transfer of wisdom without words. I love to smile at flowers. I think the smile is felt,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":163,"featured_media":5170,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[41,37],"tags":[196],"yoast_head":"\n