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fishbait said:
Like all other spiritual pursuits, zen is a refuge for failed humans. Just another way of distracting yourself from who you really are.

If you meet the Buddha on the road, don't kill him; kick him in the nuts.
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Debunker's Law of Immaculate Perception™ –
Argument from incorruptus perceptum

They are the only ones who see reality exactly as it is unhindered by any cognitive biases. So therefore, to disagree with them is to disagree with reality itself.

If the Buddha sees you on the road he'll beat the **** out of you.
 
The following illustrates that MJSN is a Bodhisattva towards Q as she is answering his question now. The question was about the past but MJSN already understands that we have only this moment so who is a Buddha now? Who is a Bodhisattva now? Question? Only answer it correctly.

Q: We have known each other a long time. But still I don't know one thing. In Korea there is a huge painting, bigger than here, and there are many bodhisattvas and Buddhas. I want to know which one is you?
MJSN: You ask me a question and I answer you.
Q: Thank you for your teaching.

Somebody felt I was rude. Really? I am sorry for being rude. I didn't mean to hurt you. I must practice more sincerely.
Why don't we like koans? A Norwegian student had the same problem:

Student: I don’t like kong-ans. That is why I come so rarely to interviews.
Can you say something about that?
Wu Bong Zen Master: Sure. You don’t like kong-ans, then you must drop
dead.
Student: Hmmm? I don’t understand.
WBZM: A kong-an is not special. Any of your everyday life situations is
already a kong-an. If you don’t like kong-ans, you don’t like life. So, you must
die. Do you want that?
Student: (laughing) No. I would like to live a little while still.
WBZM: Good. Then put down your like and dislike. When a kong-an appears,
only respond. If the correct response does not appear, return to "don’t know."
In your everyday life it is the same. If any situation is not clear for you, return
to "don’t know."
Student: I understand. Thank you very much.
 
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Piscivore said:
Is giving a non-responsive non-sequitor "answering" a question? Why or why not?

What do you understand about the intent of the answer Piotowski gave? Why do you think he "answered" in the way he did?

Is "answering a question" with false, mistaken, or misleading information still "wisdom"?



What do you think this exchange illustrates?
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So, is your failure to answer these questions, instead simply regurgitating what you've overheard other people say, an admission you have no wisdom?

I'm quite serious, you need to study the Petunia sutra.
 
My favorite Zen koan is when a young student asks a Zen Monk: "Master, what is the true Buddha?" and the Monk replied "Dry **** on a stick".

I'm not joking. I read this in a zen buddhism book. A legit, non-parody one.
 
Ron_Tomkins said:
My favorite Zen koan is when a young student asks a Zen Monk: "Master, what is the true Buddha?" and the Monk replied "Dry **** on a stick".

I'm not joking. I read this in a zen buddhism book. A legit, non-parody one.
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That's a good one. I about a zen style where you laughed and smiled and took action as opposed to sitting in deep meditation. The monk's quote was, "The Buddha made of stone deserves all the bird **** that lands on him."
 
jakesteele said:
That's a good one. I about a zen style where you laughed and smiled and took action as opposed to sitting in deep meditation. The monk's quote was, "The Buddha made of stone deserves all the bird **** that lands on him."
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That's Ikkyu, my favourite. He'd definitely heap a lot of scorn on NoN's vague, nonsense-spewing idols.

What can be done
With the mind of a man
That should be clear
But though he is dressed up in a monk’s robe,
Just lets life pass him by?
 
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nowornever said:
I sat 2x35min this morning at 6.25 and 7.10.
At the same time sit 1 week people in Warsaw Zen Centre. What I am doing is called "heart retreat" which means I sit more during this week and possible at the same time as they do.

4.45 wake up
5 108 bows
5.30 chanting
6.25 2x35min sitting
8 breakfast
8.50 zen work
10.30 3x35min
1 lunch
2.30 3x35 min sitting
5 dinner
6.30 chanting
7.25 3x30 sitting
10 sleep
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Meh. The harder you try, the further away you are.
 
What is Buddha?
In the morning, the bird whistles. In the evening, the owl hoots.
 
Is it really a bunny with a pancake on its head....

or is it a pancake taking a bunny for a ride?

or did the bunny start off as a wart on the pancake's underside?

I thank the desk

I praise the margarine

I refuse the placemat

Vengeance is mine, says the scrabble board
 
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