ancient zen koan

after shouting "God bless the molecules!"
Tao Shan sat in meditation and passed
from this life.

Po Shih said, "Why didn't the Old Fool
keep his mouth shut?"

Question: Who's mouth was open?

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inside: skeleton
outside: wind & trees.
inside: ideas
outside:barking dog.
inside: big dreams
outside: volcano.
inside: nervous system
outside: Indra's net.
inside: mind
outside: zero.

hungry?
eat banana.
go to school
learn ABC's.
swim in ocean
talk to fish.

end of life
goodbye.

(ji bo, 2009)

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who cut off
van Gogh's ear?
history.

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