tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5043003269935490917.post8797240726063180712..comments2024-02-14T08:44:41.513+00:00Comments on Progressive Buddhism: Koans & Zen PoetryMyeong Jin Eunsahn http://www.blogger.com/profile/10324409234993116264noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5043003269935490917.post-67172443375327597892010-02-26T01:34:09.455+00:002010-02-26T01:34:09.455+00:00Amen to that James. PS Congrats on your article me...Amen to that James. PS Congrats on your article mention in Bodhidharma!!Kylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14925360776637168540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5043003269935490917.post-47197491588942234252010-02-26T00:12:58.415+00:002010-02-26T00:12:58.415+00:00Besides the obvious shit stick koan, (how can you ...Besides the obvious shit stick koan, (how can you not like that one?) my favorite is this one:<br /><br />A monk asked Ummon, "What is the kind of talk that transcends Buddhas and Patriarchs?"<br />Ummon replied, "Rice cake!"<br /><br />I know I'd certainly rather eat rice cake than listen to incessant talking. There is more nirvana in eating a rice cake than in all the talking in the world!!They call him James Urehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05171585857015973860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5043003269935490917.post-52321376769416303982010-02-25T23:58:02.967+00:002010-02-25T23:58:02.967+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Handsome B. Wonderfulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11524517496880481239noreply@blogger.com