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nowornever said:
crimresearch-you are a parrot. You are a gramophone...
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That's right... it amuses me to keep bringing up all of these things that you are so afraid of, and watch you dance helplessly to evade the truth...

So why don't you let the others in on our little 'zen' secret, and explain why I keep calling you 'Nak-si'??
 
Grasshopper, these Korean hot dogs really are the genuine article.
 
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The library assistant approached the Zen Librarian with a question: "I can't find Thinking Outside the Box -- it's not on the shelf and not checked out." The Zen Librarian replied: "If you can't find the box, think outside the chicken."
 
dafydd said:
Grasshopper, these Korean hot dogs really are the genuine article.
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After the hot dog vendor made the Dali Lama one with everything, the Dali consumed it, waiting patiently for change from his $20. Finally, he politely asked for it.

"Oh no," the vendor advised. "Change comes from within."
 
The Zen master told his dentist, "No Novocaine for me, I transcend dental medication."
 
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One day, Zen Master Tao-hsin was walking and met a strong young man. The Master
thought to himself, “This man is very strong; he could become a great container of the
Dharma.” When the man came close, the Master asked him, “What is your name?”
“My name? That name is not so good; underneath, I have a nature-name.”
“”What is your nature-name?”
“I am forced to make the name ‘Buddha-nature’.”
“If that is your last name, what is your first name?”
“My first name is Empty.”
“Then are you empty now?”
“I don’t need to answer. You already understand.”
The Master laughed heartily.
The young man later became the fifth patriarch, Hung-jen.
 
nowornever said:
One day, Zen Master Tao-hsin was walking and met a strong young man. The Master
thought to himself, “This man is very strong; he could become a great container of the
Dharma.” When the man came close, the Master asked him, “What is your name?”
“My name? That name is not so good; underneath, I have a nature-name.”
“”What is your nature-name?”
“I am forced to make the name ‘Buddha-nature’.”
“If that is your last name, what is your first name?”
“My first name is Empty.”
“Then are you empty now?”
“I don’t need to answer. You already understand.”
The Master laughed heartily.
The young man later became the fifth patriarch, Hung-jen.
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How to confuse Zen masters. Show them a room full of shovels and tell them to take their pick. Do you actually have anything to say or are you going to continue to troll with silly stories?
 
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nowornever said:
One day, Zen Master Tao-hsin was walking and met a strong young man. The Master
thought to himself, “This man is very strong; he could become a great container of the
Dharma.” When the man came close, the Master asked him, “What is your name?”
“My name? That name is not so good; underneath, I have a nature-name.”
“”What is your nature-name?”
“I am forced to make the name ‘Buddha-nature’.”
“If that is your last name, what is your first name?”
“My first name is Empty.”
“Then are you empty now?”
“I don’t need to answer. You already understand.”
The Master laughed heartily.
The young man later became the fifth patriarch, Hung-jen.
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Why? How? For what reason?

Is there any difference between your behaviour and that of a monkey who can read, type and has both a keyboard and a book of zen anecdotes?
 
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nowornever said:
One day, Zen Master Tao-hsin was walking and met a strong young man. The Master
thought to himself, “This man is very strong; he could become a great container of the
Dharma.” When the man came close, the Master asked him, “What is your name?”
“My name? That name is not so good; underneath, I have a nature-name.”
“”What is your nature-name?”
“I am forced to make the name ‘Buddha-nature’.”
“If that is your last name, what is your first name?”
“My first name is Empty.”
“Then are you empty now?”
“I don’t need to answer. You already understand.”
The Master laughed heartily.
The young man later became the fifth patriarch, Hung-jen.
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Say, much of the world will go to sleep tonight with an empty stomach. Any chance one of you Zen fellers can enlighten up a couple million square meals?

How about one?
 
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nowornever said:
One day, Zen Master Tao-hsin was walking and met a strong young man. The Master
thought to himself, “This man is very strong; he could become a great container of the
Dharma.” When the man came close, the Master asked him, “What is your name?”
“My name? That name is not so good; underneath, I have a nature-name.”
“”What is your nature-name?”
“I am forced to make the name ‘Buddha-nature’.”
“If that is your last name, what is your first name?”
“My first name is Empty.”
“Then are you empty now?”
“I don’t need to answer. You already understand.”
The Master laughed heartily.
The young man later became the fifth patriarch, Hung-jen.
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Ask for your money back - Unicorn
 
Twiler said:
Why? How? For what reason?

Is there any difference between your behaviour and that of a monkey who can read, type and has both a keyboard and a book of zen anecdotes?
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The point of these stories seems to be the bigger an eejit you are, the more chance you have of becoming a patriarch.
 
nowornever said:
One day, Zen Master Tao-hsin was walking and met a strong young man. The Master
thought to himself, “This man is very strong; he could become a great container of the
Dharma.” When the man came close, the Master asked him, “What is your name?”
“My name? That name is not so good; underneath, I have a nature-name.”
“”What is your nature-name?”
“I am forced to make the name ‘Buddha-nature’.”
“If that is your last name, what is your first name?”
“My first name is Empty.”
“Then are you empty now?”
“I don’t need to answer. You already understand.”
The Master laughed heartily.
The young man later became the fifth patriarch, Hung-jen.
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What did you learn from this?
 
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