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To: alt.zen From: DhyanasamudraSubject: Re: Koan Date: Wed, 21 Aug 1996 23:53:03 -0400 Shaun Graham wrote: > > Would someone post or email me some koans. I know most of the popular > ones. I'd like to hear (read) some more obscure ones. ======================== A monk asked, "What is the point of Bodhidharma coming from the west?" Joshu said, "It is the leg of the chair." The monk said, "That is what it is, isn't it?" Joshu said, "If that is what it is, you may remove it and take it with you." (212) Someone asked, "When in the state of nirvana, free from causality--what is that like? Joshu said, "I am far behind you." (230) And here is a rather obscure koan my teacher gave me many years ago:-- "Reveal the source of what makes your two hands clap." Well, I hope that helps, D
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