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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

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Schüler:
„Wann werde ich weise?“

Zen-Meister:
„Wenn du aufhörst,
klug erscheinen zu wollen…“ 🪷

#zen #koan #achtsamkeit

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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

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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

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Holding the book "American Koan" in front of cherry trees in full bloom

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

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The Crane and the Pond

A small animation series about wild things and the truths they encounter.

#smallwildtruths #thearteclectic #truisms #koan #wtf #thecraneandthepond

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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

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Go on, take a chance
If you fail to grow, you'll grow
No failure no growth

#HaikuFeels #koan #fail

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hiboux
#inkwash #haiku #haiga #Sumie #ZenArt #QuietArt #WuWei #MinimalistArt #humor #koan #tao

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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

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il faudrait refaire une Préhistoire pour les mérovingiens du futur
#inkwash #haiku #haiga #Sumie #ZenArt #QuietArt #WuWei #MinimalistArt #humor #koan #tao

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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

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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

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face
#inkwash #haiku #haiga #Sumie #ZenArt #QuietArt #WuWei #MinimalistArt #humor #koan #tao

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affront
#inkwash #haiku #haiga #Sumie #ZenArt #QuietArt #WuWei #MinimalistArt #humor #koan #tao

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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

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Zen-Meister und Schüler sitzen sich im stillen Garten gegenüber, umgeben von weichem Licht und ruhiger Natur.

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

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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

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#inkwash #haiku #haiga #Sumie #ZenArt #QuietArt #WuWei #MinimalistArt #humor #koan #tao

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les familleux
#inkwash #haiku #haiga #Sumie #ZenArt #QuietArt #WuWei #MinimalistArt #humor #koan #tao

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#inkwash #haiku #haiga #Sumie #ZenArt #QuietArt #WuWei #MinimalistArt #humor #koan #tao

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#inkwash #haiku #haiga #Sumie #ZenArt #QuietArt #WuWei #MinimalistArt #humor #koan #tao

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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

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velocipediste
#inkwash #haiku #haiga #Sumie #ZenArt #QuietArt #WuWei #MinimalistArt #humor #koan #tao

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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

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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

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prière à la bougie
#dailysketch #inkwash #haiku #haiga #Sumie #ZenArt #QuietArt #WuWei #MinimalistArt #humor #koan #tao

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#DailySketch #artsky #inkwash #haiku #haiga #Sumie #ZenArt #QuietArt #WuWei #MinimalistArt #humor #koan #tao

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#inkwash #haiku #haiga #Sumie #ZenArt #QuietArt #WuWei #MinimalistArt #humor #koan #tao

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#inkwash #haiku #haiga #Sumie #ZenArt #QuietArt #WuWei #MinimalistArt #humor #koan #tao

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