Two men were arguing about a flag flapping in the wind. "It's the wind that is really moving," stated the first one. "No, it is the flag that is moving," contended the second. A Zen master, who happened to be walking by, overheard the debate and interrupted them. "Neither the flag nor the wind is moving," he said, "It is mind that moves." the last reply could have just as well been "tree is moving, stone is moving or teeth is moving" Since all are part of the "soup", everything is in movement or part of the same movement, everything is connected, right? when he says mind, he is not speaking about an individual mind, but a universal mind, nothingness? or does he mean that without a mind there is no perception of either flag, nor wind. and without wind there is no flag nor mind, since they all are "grown" together, they are all dependent on each other?
2007-05-29 08:26:06 · 4 answers · asked by Steamtrain Maury 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
As is so often the answer to a koan...
The answer is yes.
Here's one for you:
A student who had studied for quite some time approached the master. Seeing that the student was deeply troubled, the master broke his meditation and looked up, giving the student his full attention. The student bowed to the master in apology for interrupting, but one did not interrupt the master then walk away. "Master," the student asked, "What is my greatest truth, and what is my greatest falsehood?" The master looked away and resumed his medative posture and said only, "You are nothing." The student was Enlightened.
2007-05-29 08:32:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Zen master was errr... wrong. The wind was moving. Unless I am missing something, this story only tries to have a deeper meaning, but it really doesn't.
2007-05-29 15:31:32 · answer #2 · answered by Iamnotarobot (former believer) 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Koans are something that is meant for YOU to sit down and reflect upon and come up with your OWN understanding of it. There is not "one good answer" to it. It's between you and your teacher.
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2007-05-29 15:30:37 · answer #3 · answered by vinslave 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've been doing time in the universal mind, i've been feeling fine.
It means that it is the mind that moves.
2007-05-29 15:29:50 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋