Zen Koan, parable, saying, quip etc...
Re: Zen Koan, parable, saying, quip etc...
I made one, in french, let's translate it : the farmer that keep trying to understand it's cows instead of carrying it's wheat, will let it rot.
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Re: Zen Koan, parable, saying, quip etc...
'Better to die quick fighting on your feet, than to live forever begging on your knees.' Lamb of God
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Re: Zen Koan, parable, saying, quip etc...
[grin] Ganas De Vivir...!
"He lived his words, spoke his own actions and his story and the story of the world ran parallel."
Sartre speaking of Che Guevara.
Sartre speaking of Che Guevara.
Re: Zen Koan, parable, saying, quip etc...
“Some people like my advice so much that they frame it upon the wall instead of using it.”
འ༔ ཨ༔ ཧ༔ ཤ༔ ས༔ མ༔
Re: Zen Koan, parable, saying, quip etc...
A man once asked a monk "Does a dog have Buddha nature?" to which the monk replied "Yes."
Unlike most koans I know of this one has answer. However the answer in the context only serves to raised further questions.
Unlike most koans I know of this one has answer. However the answer in the context only serves to raised further questions.