INTERPRETING A KOAN- I
Two Zen monks look up high, and sees the
flags fluttering,
Against the backdropp of the azure blue
sky!
The wind moves said one ,
No, the flag moves said the other!
They argue the whole day long,
But their dispute remains unresolved!
The Master steps in to finally solve !
He says that it is neither the flag,
Nor the wind which lies behind ;
What really moves is the human mind!
– Raj Nandy
New Delhi
(Kindly read this after reading my -‘ Defining A Koan’
for better appreciation . Thanks !)
INTERPRETING A KOAN- II
” We stand in our own shadow and think
it is dark! “
Let us remove the cobwebs of the mind,
To see the divine light!
Let us feel the fleeting moments sponta-
neously and instantaneously,
And not through the colored experience of
our thoughts and feelings!
Let us conquer suffering by detaching our-
selves from the impermanent ‘ I ‘ ,
For through meditation, comes that lightning
flash of intution,
Which leads to final revelation, –
For our ultimate salvation!
– Raj Nandy
New Delhi
(Reference articles in the Net . Dedicated to Bob Blackwell
of South Africa & all lovers of Zen Philosophy !)
