The problem being, there can often be multiple things which “click” with the pattern!
Or I guess “problem” might be too strong/overstating. Like, if you get value out of the koan then you got value out of the koan, regardless of whether it’s the same value the koan-speaker hoped you would get.
But it’s a problem from a communication standpoint.
I wonder if koans work best under partial supervision. Instead of the master having to check each attempt, they check 1 in 100 attempts, allowing them to teach roughly 100 times as many students at once.
If any teachers out there use koan-likes, do they work well for homework?
The problem being, there can often be multiple things which “click” with the pattern!
Or I guess “problem” might be too strong/overstating. Like, if you get value out of the koan then you got value out of the koan, regardless of whether it’s the same value the koan-speaker hoped you would get.
But it’s a problem from a communication standpoint.
Yes, it’s an interesting issue.
I wonder if koans work best under partial supervision. Instead of the master having to check each attempt, they check 1 in 100 attempts, allowing them to teach roughly 100 times as many students at once.
If any teachers out there use koan-likes, do they work well for homework?