Koan: Joshu's Zen
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Brian
May 21, 2009, 11:23:05 AM5/21/09
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Joshu's Zen
Joshu began the study of Zen when he was sixty years old and continued
until he was eighty, when he realized Zen.
He taught from the age of eighty until he was one hundred and twenty.
A student once asked him: "If I haven't anything in my mind, what
shall I do?"
Joshu replied: "Throw it out."
"But if I haven't anything, how can I throw it out?" continued the
questioner.
"Well," said Joshu, "then carry it out."
Comment at: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1355
Joshu began the study of Zen when he was sixty years old and continued
until he was eighty, when he realized Zen.
He taught from the age of eighty until he was one hundred and twenty.
A student once asked him: "If I haven't anything in my mind, what
shall I do?"
Joshu replied: "Throw it out."
"But if I haven't anything, how can I throw it out?" continued the
questioner.
"Well," said Joshu, "then carry it out."
Comment at: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/1355
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