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Zen was flying high among the clouds, free and magnificent.
A shotgun went off.
Zen dropped like a bag of bricks.
The feathers of Zen were taken,
While the guts were thrown to the side.
Zen was stuffed and left on a shelf.
"What a great bird" the neighbors said.
Stiff and featherless like a Chicken,
But without any taste.
What an end to Zen!
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Huang Po said:
I do not say there is no Ch'an: it's just that there are no any teachers.
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You need a Zen MASTER to get zened!? Surely, you jest.
Shirley... don't make me laugh.
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Well, Shirley, I DO admire a guy who had this exchange when he came down from the mountains. (btw, he was supposedly close to 7' tall)
Monk, meeting Huang Po on his descent: "Magnificent! Imposing! Where have you come from?"
HuangPo: "Magnificent and imposing, I've come from the mountains."
Monk: "What have you come for?"
HuangPo: "Not for anything else."
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Not sure what you mean P.
But zen is not instinct! Its practiced everywhere around the world...
Zen is a houseold concept now, compared to other forms of buddhism,
which are not so well known...
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Oh does your wang Huang Po
does it swing to and fro?
Can you tie it in a knot?
Can you tie it in a bow?
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