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Sparkly

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1. Interesting

Reply to WheelWalker (Original post)

Wed Jan 22, 2025, 06:57 PM

Jan 2025

Thank you for this.

I'm not familiar with Zen Buddhism, except very superficially. This essay left me where I am: with unanswerable questions, striving to accept the things I cannot change.

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A frozen tree blossoms in the dead of winter. [View all] WheelWalker Jan 2025 OP

Interesting Sparkly Jan 2025 #1

In Zen Buddhism, "unanswerable questions" are often referred to as "koans," WheelWalker Jan 2025 #2

But see: "The Unanswered Questions" of Buddhist teachings... WheelWalker Jan 2025 #3