Zen Koans Explained: "True Friends"

Life is not static. We often have enemies; years later, we are sitting next to those former enemies, laughing in friendship. That probably won't happen with the enemies you have now, though. They never forgive.

The koan: "True Friends"


When the one played or sang about a mountain, the other would say: "I can see the mountain before us."

When the other played about water, the listener would exclaim: "Here is the running stream!"


The enlightenment: Do not allow yourself to be exploited by your employer.

This has been "Zen Koans Explained." From a hoe, a blade.

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