Zen Koans

A university student while visiting Gasan asked him: "Have you ever read the Christian Bible?" "No, read it to me," said Gasan. ________________________________ You can find koans at Youtube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@ZenKoans/⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@ZenKoans/] If you would like to support: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/ZenKoansPodcast⁠⁠ [https://www.patreon.com/ZenKoansPodcast]

In the early days of the Meiji era there lived a well-known wrestler called O-nami, Great Waves. ________________________________ You can find us at Youtube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@ZenKoans/⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@ZenKoans/] If you would like to support: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/ZenKoansPodcast⁠ [https://www.patreon.com/ZenKoansPodcast]

Soyen Shaku, the first Zen teacher to come to America, said: "My heart burns like fire but my eyes are as cold as dead ashes." He made the following rules which he practiced every day of his life. ________________________________ You can find us at Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@ZenKoans/ [https://www.youtube.com/@ZenKoans/] If you would like to support: https://www.patreon.com/ZenKoansPodcast [https://www.patreon.com/ZenKoansPodcast]

Buddha told a parable in sutra:A man travelling across a field encountered a tiger. He fled, the tiger after him. Coming to a precipice, he caught hold of the root of a wild vine and swung himself down over the edge. -------------------------------- If you would like to support: https://patreon.com/ZenKoansPodcast

Tanzan and Ekido were once traveling together down a muddy road. A heavy rain was still falling. Coming around a bend, they met a lovely girl in a silk kimono and sash, unable to cross the intersection. -------------------------------- If you would like to support: https://patreon.com/ZenKoansPodcast