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What is Koan?
What is Koan?
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|>      "A living man sits and does not lie down (all the time),
|>      "A living man sits and does not lie down (all the time),<BR>
|>        While a dead man lies down and does not sit.
|>        While a dead man lies down and does not sit.<BR>
|>        On this physical body of ours
|>        On this physical body of ours<BR>
|>        Why should we impose the task of sitting?"
|>        Why should we impose the task of sitting?"<BR>
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|>                        - Hui Neng, 6th Chinese Ch'an Patriarch
|>                        - Hui Neng, 6th Chinese Ch'an Patriarch<BR>
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|> Pray tell us what is dhyana  
|> Pray tell us what is dhyana  
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fervent prayer
fervent prayer
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|> and what is a profitable practice if you think you understand
|> and what is a profitable practice if you think you understand<BR>
|> the meaning of Hui Neng.
|> the meaning of Hui Neng.
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sitting can be a profitable practice.  do not impose it as a task
sitting can be a profitable practice.  do not impose it as a task
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|  Dhyana is not resting on a single thing, not ignoring a single thing;
|  Dhyana is not resting on a single thing, not ignoring a single thing;<BR>
|  it is knowing what you are doing, and not knowing you are doing it.
|  it is knowing what you are doing, and not knowing you are doing it.<BR>
|  It is the state of your mind operating on its own without any  
|  It is the state of your mind operating on its own without any <BR>
|  interference from you.
|  interference from you.
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|  A profitable practice is one in which the benefits exceed the costs.
|  A profitable practice is one in which the benefits exceed the costs.
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a marble touches the marble
a marble touches the marble

Revision as of 15:14, 15 July 2019

What is Koan?

|> "A living man sits and does not lie down (all the time),
|> While a dead man lies down and does not sit.
|> On this physical body of ours
|> Why should we impose the task of sitting?"
|>
|> - Hui Neng, 6th Chinese Ch'an Patriarch

|> Pray tell us what is dhyana

fervent prayer

|> and what is a profitable practice if you think you understand
|> the meaning of Hui Neng.

sitting can be a profitable practice. do not impose it as a task

| Dhyana is not resting on a single thing, not ignoring a single thing;
| it is knowing what you are doing, and not knowing you are doing it.
| It is the state of your mind operating on its own without any
| interference from you.

| A profitable practice is one in which the benefits exceed the costs.

a marble touches the marble