Zen Koan – Cookies of Zen – Case 11 – Three Three in Front Three Three in Back
A visiting monk came into the Venerable Zen Master Hye-Am’s room, prostrated three times and said, “You are three three in front …
Zen Koan – Cookies of Zen – No. 10 – Sound and Color
A student came to the Great Venerable Zen Master Pop-An (Fa-Yen Wen-I 885 – 958) and asked, “How should I understand color …
Zen Koan – Cookies of Zen – No. 9 – Ten Different Kinds of Diseases From the Koan “Mu” (Nothingness)
One monk asked zen master Chao-Chou (788 – 897), “Does even the dog have a Self-Nature?” The Venerable master Chao-Chou said, “Mu …
Zen Koan – Cookies of Zen – Case 8 – Zen Master Deok-San’s Bowl!
One day Zen master Deok-San (Te-Shan Hsuan-Chien 781 – 867) was on the way to the dining room when he met Sul-Vong …
Zen Koan – Cookies of Zen – Case 7 – Speaking, Silence, Movement and Stillness!
Koan: A long time ago the venerable master Mann-Gong and Yong-Song had a little conversation at the Korean Zen Academy. Master Yong-Song …
Cookies of Zen – Koan – Case No. 6 – Brighten Eye by Re-Examination
Brighten Eye by Re-Examination: In the year 2468 (1924), Master Hye-Am was in Winter Retreat under Venerable Master Song-Wol at Tongdo Temple’s …
Zen Koan – Cookies of Zen – No. 5 – Four-Line Verse
That one raises a sincere faith on the Four-Line Verse is not just a formal request for belief. Zen Verse: Whatever has …
Zen Koan – Cookies of Zen – Case 3 – Zen Master Hye-Am “Losing Body and Extinguishing Life”
The Case Once the Venerable zen Master Hye-Am was staying at Kwangdok Temple in Choognam, when, late in the night, a tattered-clothed …
Zen Koan & Mysticism – Cookies of Zen – Case 2 – “The Iron Wheel”
The Case This Hwa-Du (Koan), which is very important for the new disciple, was originally often asked by Venerable Master Song-Wol. “Almighty …