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Q141. Student: “Where are you when your body is not you?”

November 22, 2015 Zen Fools

A. Master: (Pointing to the tea cup before him) “It’s in the cup.”
Student: (After looking very closely into the cup.) “There is nothing in it, Sir!”
Master: (Looking into the cup) “It’s here.”

Commentary:
Master is showing it clearly.
Why is the student jumping into the cup?
Where is ‘here’?
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Q135. Student: “What am I when my body is not me?

November 8, 2015 Zen Fools

A. Master: “It can’t be explained with words.”
Student: “How can I experience what can’t be explained with words?”
Master: “You are doing it now.”
Student: “Why can’t I recognise it?”
Master: “Tell me what can’t recognise it.”

Commentary:
Oh! Poor student!
He is talking in his sleep. Why doesn’t he know what is using his mouth while speaking?
©Boo Ahm

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Q129. Student: “What are we when our bodies are not us?”

October 25, 2015October 24, 2015 Zen Fools

Master: “It can’t be explained with words.”
Student: “What is a word beyond words?”
Master: “Love.”
Student: “Beautiful!”
Master: “You made it dirty.”