Well, it’s clear that a lot of people found the koans confusing. Silly me, I realized I forgot to include Mumon’s commentaries!
Mumon’s commentary on the first koan:
Because Ni no Tachi hated rich men, Ougi gave up his wealth of silence. When Ni no Tachi became a rich man, He loaned money to his students.
Mumon’s commentary on the second koan:
A flower is neither bread nor water, Why not replace it with a weed? Bouzo changed the shape of Ougi’s garden, But did he really understand?
as someone who is easily irritated I do not read the comments because they usually irritate me if it were not for the fact that i have nothing better to do today i would have missed this and continued on being greatly confused.
I apologize for the run on sentence.
Well, it’s clear that a lot of people found the koans confusing. Silly me, I realized I forgot to include Mumon’s commentaries!
Mumon’s commentary on the first koan:
Because Ni no Tachi hated rich men, Ougi gave up his wealth of silence. When Ni no Tachi became a rich man, He loaned money to his students.
Mumon’s commentary on the second koan:
A flower is neither bread nor water, Why not replace it with a weed? Bouzo changed the shape of Ougi’s garden, But did he really understand?
as someone who is easily irritated I do not read the comments because they usually irritate me if it were not for the fact that i have nothing better to do today i would have missed this and continued on being greatly confused.
I apologize for the run on sentence.