2006-10-30 09:02:47 · 4 answers · asked by geselski 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
In Nan-ch'uan's monastery, the cook monk and the gardener monk were eating when they heard a bird sing. The gardener tapped his wooden armrest, and the bird sang again. Then he repeated his action, and the bird did not sing. "Do you understand?" he asked the cook.
"No, I don't," the cook answered.
The gardener monk struck the armrest a third time.
-Zen koan
2006-10-30 09:06:18 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Poster lost, needs map. There really should be a place for pure polls.
2006-10-30 09:05:46 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Why does the chicken cross the road?
2006-10-30 09:10:24 · answer #3 · answered by hq3 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
"Which way is up?"..............."What's up?"
2006-10-30 09:05:13 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋