Joe, You need to understand what a koan really is. A koan is not some clever words on a page in a zen book. A koan is an intellectual mystery whose solution leads you to a true understanding of the reality beyond.
Reality itself as it manifests in the world of forms is THE ULTIMATE intellectual mystery. And thus the ultimate koan.. Solve it and you encounter reality... 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... > >
