The real miracle

A rival boasted that his teacher could perform miracles. Bankei said, "My miracle is that when I am hungry, I eat, and when I am thirsty, I drink."

Traditional story of Bankei

How to sit with it

Find one ordinary miracle in your day and give it your full attention.

Read it once more, slowly. Then sit for two minutes and let it stay in the background. There is nothing to solve. New to this? Read what a koan is.