Posted by bloody1 on December 09, 1999 at 15:44:30:
In Reply to: Your answer posted by Dave on December 09, 1999 at 10:42:38:
: : : : : : : : The finger points at the moon. The dog barks at the finger. He does not see the moon.
: : : : : : : WISE MAN ONCE SAY: man who stand on toilet seat is high on pot.
: : : : : : HAR!
: : : : : Har-de-har-har!
: : : : : Har-e Krishna!
: : : : : Har-lequin Romance
: : : : : Har-bor Island
: : : : : Har-i kari
: : : : : what is the sound of har clapping?
: : : : Ah, but you have hit on a true koan. Mine is not really a koan, but a zen saying.
: : : : What is the sound of one har clapping? Hmmmm...
: : : A certain master requires that all who study under him come in for an interview prior to study. At this interview the master asks only, "why have you come."
: : : Students answer what they think best. Then the master beats them with a stick.
: : : Lesson: This time you lose.
: : "Master, I have come to be beat with a stick."
: Your answer sounds like the only workable one, if the object is to not be beaten.
Ah....but I think the object IS to be beaten with a stick...in fact, to a pulp if necesary.