Koans are fractal subparts of Zen.
Zen is one big koan; its spirit shines equally in every particular koan. Understand one and you understand it all.
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i can't warm to zen, maybe one day, it's too harsh
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Ha, an old friend once said it’s too mellow for him. 😂
It definitely can be harsh on the outside. It’s coated with an aura of seriousness to make the eager seekers commit fully to the folly of trying to attain what they already have, to maximize the giggles once it’s realized
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Inside it is the same exact warm-hearted grandmotherly compassion as all other forms of Buddhism