Thursday, September 3, 2009

Eno's Flag

CASE 29. ENO'S FLAG
The wind was flapping a temple flag, and two monks were arguing about the flag. One said, "The flag is moving." The other said, "the wind is moving." They could not agree, no matter how hard they debated. The sixth patriarch, Eno, happened to come by and said, "Not the wind, not the flag. It is the mind that is moving!" The two monks were struck with awe.

Taken from:
COMMENTS ON THE MUMONKAN
All 48 Koans With Commentaries
PRESENTED BY the Wanderling

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