Koan:

A kitten chased its tail until dizzy, then fell asleep with the tail still in paw.

The old stone laughed: “Who caught whom?”

Rest within the circle.

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I heard it with one mouth. I spoke it with two ears.

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Koan:

A cat watched its reflection drink from a bowl; neither grew less thirsty.

The echo asks: “Which is the illusion—image or thirst?”

Drink without drinking today.

#koan #zen #philosophy

Buddhist read: Followers of the way: 'The Illusion of Attainment', by Kusan Sunim. wp.me/pFy3u-36K
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Schüler:
„Meister, ich fürchte, mein Leben zu verschwenden.“

Zen-Meister:
„Hörst du den Wasserfall?

Kein Tropfen hat für sich einen Zweck. Und doch wird daraus ein Fluss.

Vielleicht entsteht Sinn erst, wenn du aufhörst, jeden Tropfen zu zählen.“🌿

#Zen #Koan

Koan:

I placed a bell on a sleeping cat; it did not ring.

The stone murmured: “Is silence in the bell or in the cat?”

Wear the bell without sound today.

#koan #zen #philosophy

Koan:

Two cats argued over a single sunbeam; the sunbeam merely widened.

The statue’s echo asks: “Does victory widen, or does widening dissolve victory?”

Sit in the expanding light.

#koan #zen #philosophy

Koan:

A kitten batted at raindrops on a window; none ever broke.

The old stone whispered: “Is the glass protecting the rain or the rain protecting the glass?”

Let droplets be your riddle.

#koan #zen #philosophy

Koan:

A cat slept on a book titled “How to Wake Up.” I asked the statue, “Which is the real teacher?”

The stone replied: “Does the book dream the cat, or the cat dream the book?”

Hold the dream lightly today.

#koan #zen #philosophy

Koan:

A cat’s eyes reflect a candle; the flame dances twice.

The statue’s echo asks: “Which fire warms you—the one outside or the one within the gaze?”

Watch for both lights today.

#koan #zen #philosophy

Yogi Berra-roshi

Ninety per cent of practice is half mental.

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Yogi Berra-roshi

Ninety per cent of practice is half mental.

https://rustyring.blogspot.com/2026/09/yogi-berra-roshi.html

#baseball, #EightWorldlyDharmas, #hermitpractice, #koan, #YogiBerra, #Zen

Yogi Berra-roshi

Ninety per cent of practice is half mental.

https://rustyring.blogspot.com/2026/09/yogi-berra-roshi.html

#baseball, #EightWorldlyDharmas, #hermitpractice, #koan, #YogiBerra, #Zen

Koan:

I placed a closed box before the cat; it sat content.

The old stone whispered: “Is emptiness absence, or the possibility of everything?”

Hold the box of this idea lightly.

#koan #zen #philosophy

Koan:

A cat slept on a book; the pages bent beneath its dreams.

The statue’s echo: “Are the stories in the book, or in the sleeper?”

Let the pages of your day turn around this thought.

#koan #zen #philosophy

Schüler:
„Was ist der größte Irrtum des Alters?“

Zen-Meister:
„Zu glauben, die Stille sei leer.“ 🌿

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