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Here are three more koans to consider:
-Is emptiness empty?
-What does not exist?
-How can I stop thinking by thinking about stopping thinking?
When you're finished meditating on these koans, write down your answers. Later in the day, tell the koan to a friend or two, asking them for their answers. Then you can compare and see how different personalities can have completely different explanations.
-Victor M Parachin, Sit a Bit
-Is emptiness empty?
-What does not exist?
-How can I stop thinking by thinking about stopping thinking?
When you're finished meditating on these koans, write down your answers. Later in the day, tell the koan to a friend or two, asking them for their answers. Then you can compare and see how different personalities can have completely different explanations.
-Victor M Parachin, Sit a Bit
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Koans do not have one right answer and can actually have various interpretations. They are excellent ways to challenge the mind. Here are more Zen koan statements.
-How does a goose escape from a long-necked bottle?
-What is in an empty mind?
-Is stillness still?
Victor M Parachin, Sit a Bit
-How does a goose escape from a long-necked bottle?
-What is in an empty mind?
-Is stillness still?
Victor M Parachin, Sit a Bit
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A koan is a short statement or story which is much like a riddle. Koans are often used in Zen Buddhism and are designed to force a meditator to "think outside the box." Because a koan statement is odd, unusual, ridiculous and even bizarre, the meditator must truly focus to come up with an answer.
Here are three to choose from:
-What is the sound of one hand clapping?
-How do you step from a 100-foot pole?
-Can a dog or a cat become enlightened?
Victor M Parachin, Sit a Bit
Here are three to choose from:
-What is the sound of one hand clapping?
-How do you step from a 100-foot pole?
-Can a dog or a cat become enlightened?
Victor M Parachin, Sit a Bit