A Zen Master once asked me:
What is it that gives this coin both a heads(front)and tails(back)side?
Do not go upon what has been acquired by repeated hearing; nor tradition; nor rumor; nor what is in a scripture; nor surmise; nor axiom; nor specious reasoning; nor bias towards one’s beliefs; nor upon another's seeming ability; nor upon the consideration, 'The monk is our teacher.' When you yourselves know: 'These things are good; these things are not blamable; these things are praised by the wise; undertaken and observed, these things lead to benefit and happiness,' enter on and abide in them.
False perception?
ReplyDeleteHow about over-analytical perception? Being urged by a overly analytical tendancy to see the two seemingly distinct sides of it.
Ugh, I am no fan of koans.
ReplyDeleteGassho
ReplyDeletewhat side?
ReplyDeleteMind
ReplyDeleteAnswers:
ReplyDelete1) A machine
2) Sides? You gave them to it.
Justin said...
ReplyDeleteMind
/bows
What is it that gives your coin its sides?
ReplyDeleteA Mark IV Penny Press Machine, Model CM549-A3.
Hehe Jamie, true. Yeah, I was't a big fan of koans either, they make my head hurt.
ReplyDeleteΑλέξης Ν. - The coin being used isn't by coincidence, it is also symbolic, as you say, of the mind splitting one object into two. The dualistic tendencies of man too, 2 sides of one coin.
Jim - Thank you :)
hamad - good point...both. :-)
Doug - I like it, 1) relative truth 2) absolute truth.....two sides of one coin? :-)
There is still one more side to the coin.
ReplyDeleteA said...
ReplyDeleteThere is still one more side to the coin.
There is as many sides to the coin as you want to see. It is all still one coin. :-)
Being one with an other.
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