Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Why is a mouse when it spins?

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  1. Ta-WanDecember 16, 2009 at 5:10 AM

    please explain - if possible..

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  2. The trials and tribulations of QPRDecember 16, 2009 at 5:20 AM

    It's 'Koana' take me awhile to answer that one!

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  3. David "Shinzen" NelsonDecember 16, 2009 at 8:04 AM

    To tell you is to miss the 'aha' experience and you will have to settle for the 'ohhh, I see' experience.

    Here's a hint: View it from a metaphoric perspective with 'Why' as a manifested entity.

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  4. The trials and tribulations of QPRDecember 17, 2009 at 6:43 AM

    'Because it is!'

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  5. AnonymousApril 1, 2010 at 8:00 PM

    I am amazed by how many links there are online to pages with a thousand different responses to that question. Almost no one knows that it is in fact a very old zen koan, from the late 16 or early 1700s. There is indeed a correct answer (actually several closely related variations) but I have never seen it posted anywhere, which I suppose is appropriate given that it is a koan. Only one who has done the inner work will develop the truth sense to see the proper response. Then that person will need to have their response acknowledged by their zen master. That is as it should be. Anybody who says the higher the fewer is talking through their hat. All the other explanations are invented too. How funny.

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  6. David "Shinzen" NelsonApril 1, 2010 at 8:28 PM

    Thanks Anon...yes, it is an old koan. One of my favorites.

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