The Stream Is Always Here


Hello Reader, We’re putting Resilient on ice and starting something new: The Zen Monkey and the Lotus Flower. It’s a collection of 52 short stories. Probably meant to be read once a week, but we’ll be doing one each day. That should carry us through the next couple months of this daily reflection. The first story is about a young monk named Tenzin. He tells his teacher he can’t stay present. His thoughts keep drifting. The master walks him to a stream and asks, “Where is the water?” Tenzin...