Kōans are used in Zen Buddhism. Koans consist of a dialogue, question, or statement, the meaning of which cannot be understood by rational thinking. Perhaps more precisely they are illogical or irrational. By being irrational, the Reasoning function becomes confused and eventually, if the koan is repeated often enough, the Reasoning function gives up. One widely repeated kōan in Western literature is Two hands clap and there is a sound; what is the sound of one hand? (Hakuin Ekaku, 1686–1769) allaboutheaven.org/commonsteps/285/124/zen-poems-and-koans
Posted on: Sun, 16 Nov 2014 21:21:42 +0000
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