Bowing respectfully, take the apple, go to the kitchen, combine  it with several other 
apples, make an apple pie, invite friends over, call the teacher in, place the pie in 
front of her to cut, look her square in the eyes and say "Sangha."

--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "wai_dk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Holding out an apple in front of me, my master asked me, "Is this an 
> apple?"
> When I said it is an apple, he accused me of being attached to name 
> and form, and so he hit me thirty times.
> But when I said it is not an apple, he then accused me of being 
> attached to emptiness, so he also hit me thirty times.
> 
> How should I answer? Please help !!!
> 
> wai



------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> 
Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar.
Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free!
http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/S27xlB/TM
--------------------------------------------------------------------~-> 

Noble Eightfold Path: Right View, Right Intention, Right Speech, Right  Action, Right 
Effort, Right Mindfulness, Right Concentration, Right Livelihood 
Yahoo! Groups Links

<*> To visit your group on the web, go to:
    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZenForum/

<*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
    [EMAIL PROTECTED]

<*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:
    http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
 



Reply via email to