Zen: The Curious Case of Master Zenko

<p>Zen is to religion what a flat-garden is to a garden. It knows no God, no afterlife, no good or evil, as the flat garden knows no flowers, herbs, or shrubs. It has no doctrine or holy writ, its teaching is transmitted mainly in the form of parables as ambiguous as the pebbles in the rock garden which symbolize now a mountain, now a fleeing tiger.</p> <p>When a disciple asks &ldquo;What is Zen?&rdquo; the master&rsquo;s traditional answer is &ldquo;Three pounds of flax&rdquo; or &ldquo;A decaying noodle&rdquo; or &ldquo;A toilet stick&rdquo; or a whack on the pupil&rsquo;s head.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/@ckukur/zen-the-curious-case-of-master-zenko-4f6736d20deb"><strong>Visit Now</strong></a></p>
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