Zen Talking - April 12, 2025: Koans: 1,000 years of history about how to survive Tariffs, Trumps, and Turmoil

#Post(s) in Question

Post: https://www.reddit.com/r/zen/comments/1jucfhx/koans_1000_years_of_history_about_how_to_survive/

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# What did we talk about?

How do we know what "donkey" means in China, on a Zen commune, 1500 years ago?

This is the problem that caused 1900's religious writing about Zen to implode.

Why have koans lasted so long and continued to be more relevant to daily life than meditation?

 

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