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The goal of the Zen koan is enlightenment, which is a profound change of heart. This change of heart makes the world seem like a different place; with it comes a freedom of mind and an awareness of the joy and kindness underlying daily life.
John Tarrant • Bring Me the Rhinoceros: And Other Zen Koans That Will Save Your Life
Kindness “What is desirable in a man is his kindness” (Proverbs 19:22).
Robert Lewis • Raising a Modern-Day Knight
Dear Beatriz and Brendan,
About twenty-five years ago, I made an offhand and somewhat uncharitable remark about the Red Hot Chili Peppers. There was no malice intended, it was just the sort of obnoxious thing I would say back then to piss people off. I was a troublemaker, a shit-stirrer, feeling most at ease in the role of a societal irr
... See moreKoans required a humility that is really a kind of plainness in approaching life without drama and ulterior motives.
John Tarrant • Bring Me the Rhinoceros: And Other Zen Koans That Will Save Your Life
Harvey had also been impressed by his willingness to chase a wild boar down a steep cliff. “He is kind of an animal,” Harvey said with manifest respect. “I love that,” said Kagle.
Randall E. Stross • eBoys: The First Inside Account of Venture Capitalists at Work
Koans will change your idea of who you are, and this will require courage.