![]() ![]() Four such examples of these instructional manuals have been translated into English, and they are called Book of serenity, Blue Cliff record, Wumen's AKA gateless gate, and the Measuring Tap alternatively translated a stounding strike. That evolved into other masters writing instructions on the cases and on the other Masters instructional verses. Then it evolved into Masters writing instructional verses to help people understand these conversations. It began with records of the conversations being recorded. The koan/Case tradition and Zen looks very different. It may be that modern thinking in Japan is going in that direction as well but there's a big firewall between Japanese scholarship and American scholarship so we don't really know what's going on. Even a cursory summary of Hakuin's writing suggests that he was a few clowns short of a circus. Claiming you have knowledge of the secret answers is fraudulent. A whole doctrine has been built up about this where you would "pass" Cases by giving an appropriate answer and if you passed a certain number you're what I don't know ready to teach or something?Ĭalling them riddles is historically an accurate.Hakuin told people that these Cases were riddles and that If you knew the answer that meant you were enlightened. In this case we've learned in the last 50 years that Hakuin created a secret manual where he listed the approved "answers" to koans. Wikipedia is poorly edited and does not contain scholarship from the roughly the last 50 years. Since the teachings are often referred to as the law, The cases are sometimes seen as legal arguments about the law. Koans/Cases are historical records of conversations about teaching. That was incredibly informative thank you. I promised wrrdgrrl a video of the solution, so here it is. ![]() Often times my mind acts as a mirror and instantaneously produces the answer to a koan without needing a second to think about it. Victor Hori is using his analytical mind to work his way through a problem. The practitioner becomes the kōan that he or she is trying to understand. When one realizes ("makes real") this identity, then two hands have become one. In a kōan, the self sees the self not directly but under the guise of the kōan. The kōan is both the object being sought and the relentless seeking itself. in the beginning a monk first thinks a kōan is an inert object upon which to focus attention after a long period of consecutive repetition, one realizes that the kōan is also a dynamic activity, the very activity of seeking an answer to the kōan. When I was first perusing Zen literature, a koan was presented: Remember, /r/zen is best consumed with a healthy dose of skepticism This includes Posts or Comments with little or no discussion points, or links to images, videos, or blogs with no comments. Find a reading list of appropriate content in the link section above. ![]() If you are unsure, feel free to scroll through r/zen to get a feel, or personally message the moderators. Any borderline content will be judged by the original poster's willingness to diligently engage the comments. No posts or comments about specific users. No posts or comments about books, blogs, or teachings tenuously related to zen. Reading List - Subreddit Rules 1) No Content Unrelated to Zen ( More about the four statements can be found here) Helpful Links: The separate transmission outside the teachings, Please browse our Wiki and Frequently Asked Questions, There's a lot of great content in them. ![]()
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