Re: Your answer

Posted by John on December 09, 1999 at 18:01:09:

In Reply to: Re: Your answer posted by bloody1 on December 09, 1999 at 15:44:30:

: : : : : : : : : 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.

Yeah, i think if I actually said that, he'd probably beat me harder to make me regret being so smart. Zen is a wonderful thing. It is completely practicable, if only our faith was lived in this way. It could be.

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• come to think of it, John 18:05:37 12/09/99 (3)
  • Re: come to think of it, Dave 19:43:05 12/09/99 (2)
    • Re: come to think of it, John 22:42:14 12/09/99 (1)
      • Re: come to think of it, Dave 09:50:04 12/10/99 (0)

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