LoZoccolo
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Fri Jul-07-06 11:31 AM
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Hakuin used to tell his pupils about an old woman who had a teashop... |
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Edited on Fri Jul-07-06 11:32 AM by LoZoccolo
...praising her understanding of Zen. The pupils refused to believe what he told them and would go to the teashop to find out for themselves.
Whenever the woman saw them coming she could tell at once whether they had come for tea or to look into her grasp of Zen. In the former case, she would server them graciously. In the latter, she would beckon to the pupils to come behind her screen. The instant they obeyed, she would strike them with a fire-poker.
Nine out of ten of them could not escape her beating.
NOTE: This koan was not written by me.
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Fri Jul-07-06 11:37 AM
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1. "If you meet the Buddha in the road. Kill him." |
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Same message, different Koan.
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Fri Jul-07-06 11:42 AM
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Edited on Fri Jul-07-06 11:43 AM by LoZoccolo
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Fri Jul-07-06 11:48 AM
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3. "Chop wood and carry water". |
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