The more you learn, the more you learn how much you don't know

[sentry]

Originally Posted by Shuddasattva

Namaste

I am not familiar with the story you mention, although its essence agrees most certainly with Buddhism and I find it beautiful. Could you give a reference?

i read about the story in a book a long time ago, i've either lost the book or given it away and cannot remember the name of the title or the author

talk about incompetence...

[Shuddhasattva]

Namaste

i read about the story in a book a long time ago, i've either lost the book or given it away and cannot remember the name of the title or the author

If it was a book on zen, could it have been the flower sermon?

talk about incompetence...

Nonsense, happens to learned people all the time :P

Namaste

[sentry]

....the book was on the life of buddha, describing some notable experiences from his life, the story i mentioned being one of those notable incidents
in think i've described it exactly the way i remember reading it
i'm no buddhist scholar so i can't say for sure if this story is the same as the flower sermon