Bri Posted December 16, 2003 Share Posted December 16, 2003 Is Aklon going to have a few Koans (like the archetypical Zen if you will) within his dialogue? A whole lot would probably wouldn't be great, but a sprinkling here and there would definitely help with the monk aspect. (Yes, I know some monasteries focus on a certain aspect over another such as mental or spiritual or physical, but they would make an effort to develop all three). Link to comment
CamDawg Posted December 16, 2003 Share Posted December 16, 2003 You mean stuff like "Yesterday I told a chicken to cross the road. It said, 'What for?'" Here's a good list that should make for some... interesting koans. Link to comment
Bri Posted December 16, 2003 Share Posted December 16, 2003 You mean stuff like "Yesterday I told a chicken to cross the road. It said, 'What for?'" Here's a good list that should make for some... interesting koans. Yep, those could make excellent Koans. (There isn't a requirement on length, though Koans tend to be short). I know the ones I saw tend to be more short story (the dialogue with Cernd and what is the most important thing in the world is an adapted koan ). Link to comment
Gospel Posted December 16, 2003 Author Share Posted December 16, 2003 I thought he didn't go to a Monastery thingy, woof. Link to comment
Bri Posted December 16, 2003 Share Posted December 16, 2003 Well, I could be confusing people mentally, but even without a monastery, he would have to have a teacher of some sort Link to comment
Gospel Posted December 16, 2003 Author Share Posted December 16, 2003 Oh, okey... hmmm What exactly is a Koan, rrr? Is like, umm... a saying or proverby, woof? If he does have some, can they be animal friendly please? That would be good. Link to comment
Bri Posted December 16, 2003 Share Posted December 16, 2003 A koan is a puzzling, often paradoxical statement or story, used in Zen Buddhism as an aid to meditation and a means of gaining spiritual awakening. The old, "What is the sound of one hand clapping" is a koan Link to comment
Gospel Posted December 16, 2003 Author Share Posted December 16, 2003 Thankies ^_^ I'm not so good with those Link to comment
Bri Posted December 16, 2003 Share Posted December 16, 2003 Thankies ^_^ I'm not so good with those Well, most koans aren't that inscrutable, since the idea was to enlighten everyone Link to comment
BigRob Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 I think I missed the boat on this one.  Aklon will occasionally rip out a few koans, both classical and a few home-grown ones of his own. Mostly when he wants to annoy people. While Aklon was not educated in a monastary, one of his teachers was from Kara-Tur and may have imparted one or two koans to Aklon before he began his travels. And Aklon surely picked up a few more when he went to Kara-Tur himself. Conincidentally, I'm researching Aklon's travels now, so the stuff I'm writing isn't heinously inaccurate.  Link to comment
Userunfriendly Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 you must have koans!!! that would be so cool!!! Link to comment
CamDawg Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 I'm all for koans, especially if Aklon's teacher is Stevanos Wright. Link to comment
Gospel Posted December 17, 2003 Author Share Posted December 17, 2003 Could you tell him to "Please stop." Woof? Link to comment
BigRob Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 "The world is such a wide world, why do you answer a bell and don ceremonial robes?" Link to comment
jester Posted January 27, 2004 Share Posted January 27, 2004 People are preoccupied with reality and its limitations. Koans help them to free their mind from the cage of logic and may offer a way to enlighten them. In zen it is said that an open mind can follow the flight of an arrow around a tree. Link to comment
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