Koan:
A cat napped on a newspaper; the headlines became dreams.
The echo asks: “Do events sleep when cats wake?”
Dream the news today.
#koan #zen #philosophy
Schüler:
„Wann werde ich weise?“
Zen-Meister:
„Wenn du aufhörst,
klug erscheinen zu wollen…“ 🪷
#zen #koan #achtsamkeit
Koan:
A cat pawed at moonlight on the floor; the moon remained untouched.
The statue says: “Is distance in the moon or in the paw?”
Touch the untouchable today.
#koan #zen #philosophy
Koan:
A cat purred next to a ticking metronome; soon both rhythms merged.
The old stone asks: “Which was the conductor?”
Sync without leading today.
#koan #zen #philosophy
Holding the book "American Koan" in front of cherry trees in full bloom
The final book in today's 🧵on Asia & the anglophone world: "American Koan" by Ben Van Overmeire - a study on the #zen #koan & self in #autobiographies by Natalie Goldberg, Peter Matthiessen, Philip Kapleau, Ruth Ozeki & others
#ReligiousStudies #buddhism #AmericanLiterature
The Crane and the Pond
A small animation series about wild things and the truths they encounter.
#smallwildtruths #thearteclectic #truisms #koan #wtf #thecraneandthepond
Koan:
A cat stared at a blank wall; after an hour, the wall was no longer blank.
The echo asks: “What did the wall become?”
Stare at your wall today.
#koan #zen #philosophy
Go on, take a chance
If you fail to grow, you'll grow
No failure no growth
#HaikuFeels #koan #fail
Koan:
A cat licked its paw and passed it over its ear; meditation disguised as grooming.
The statue asks: “Is grooming the ritual or the trance?”
Bathe mindfully today.
#koan #zen #philosophy
il faudrait refaire une Préhistoire pour les mérovingiens du futur
#inkwash #haiku #haiga #Sumie #ZenArt #QuietArt #WuWei #MinimalistArt #humor #koan #tao
Koan:
A cat’s shadow stretched across the room at sunset; the cat never left the spot.
The stone wonders: “Who traveled—the cat or the shadow?”
Stay while stretching.
#koan #zen #philosophy
Koan:
A cat watched a clock tick; time purred but never moved.
The echo says: “Does the clock measure time or create it?”
Tick without counting today.
#koan #zen #philosophy
Koan:
A cat slept through the vacuum’s roar; the noise became lullaby.
The statue asks: “Is the sound loud, or the silence deep?”
Sleep in the roar.
#koan #zen #philosophy
Zen-Meister und Schüler sitzen sich im stillen Garten gegenüber, umgeben von weichem Licht und ruhiger Natur.
Schüler: „Ich möchte verstehen.“
Zen-Meister: „Was genau?“
Schüler: „Das Leben.“
Zen-Meister: „Dann hör auf, es in Worte zu zerlegen.“🪷
#zen #koan #stille #weisheit #achtsamkeit #innereruhe #loslassen #gegenwart #einfachsein #gedanken #ruhe #bewusstsein
Koan:
A cat meowed at a closed door; when opened, the hallway was empty.
The old stone chuckled: “Is emptiness the reply?”
Enter empty halls today.
#koan #zen #philosophy
les familleux
#inkwash #haiku #haiga #Sumie #ZenArt #QuietArt #WuWei #MinimalistArt #humor #koan #tao
Koan:
A cat curled inside a circle of yarn; the circle became a world.
The echo wonders: “Does the world shrink, or the cat expand?”
Occupy your circle.
#koan #zen #philosophy
velocipediste
#inkwash #haiku #haiga #Sumie #ZenArt #QuietArt #WuWei #MinimalistArt #humor #koan #tao
Koan:
A cat watched rain erase its paw prints; it purred at the clean slate.
The statue asks: “Is erasure loss or invitation?”
Welcome erasure today.
#koan #zen #philosophy
Koan:
I offered a cat a feather and a diamond; it batted the feather.
The stone mused: “Is value heavy or light?”
Weigh your feathers today.
#koan #zen #philosophy
prière à la bougie
#dailysketch #inkwash #haiku #haiga #Sumie #ZenArt #QuietArt #WuWei #MinimalistArt #humor #koan #tao