Jeez Joe, just look around. It's staring you in the face RIGHT NOW and has been all your life. The first step is understanding that REALITY IS A KOAN. That's the reality you live in right now.... Just look around and figure out what it's trying to tell you...
Asking me to put it on paper is like asking me to draw you a picture of the moon when the moon is shining right over your head! Edgar On Oct 24, 2012, at 9:25 PM, Joe wrote: > Edgar, > > Give us the koan, Jake. > > Give us the reality koan as best you can phrase it, or just do a half-fast > version. > > All I ask for is a simple, formal koan. As in our koan collections. > > It would be one for the books. > > Of course I know how to approach "Direct-Contemplation", a central practice > in Ch'an for those who have awakened, as taught by my Shih-fu, Ch'an Master > Sheng Yen, and others, like Master Hua. > > I lament your failure to produce the written koan. I'm sad for those here who > would definitely benefit from your efforts to write the koan, if you are > able. Not able? > > I'll do it, but only privately, and I will not Cc.: you. You can do that work > on your own, since you will not do it for us, despite my invitation, > encouragement, and friendly, brotherly challenge. Oh, well, what a MOTHER to > do!? > > Next topic! > > In the Dharma, > > --JM > > > Edgar Owen <edgarowen@...> wrote: > > > > Joe, > > > > Reality IS THE koan. Just because you don't understand or accept that does > > NOT make it so... > > > > To solve the koan you must first ACCEPT the koan... > >
