Transpersonal Philosophy

    Four Principles of Zen A special transmission outside the scriptures. No dependence on words or letters. Direct pointing to the soul of man. Seeing into one's nature and the attainment of Buddhahood.

Koans are not resolved with dual thinking. In fact, koans are neither resolved nor unresolved. Just like a flower is not a matter of resolving or unresolving. Simplicity of mind cannot be achieved by trying. When we follow a spiritual path, any conceptual explanation bothers us, we want to escape from it. This desire to escape from concepts is still a conceptual trap.  We can read Kant as a gigantic German koan. Here I include a Zen koan full of fresh air. Zen Master Unmon said: “The world is vast and wide. Why do you put on your robes at the sound of a bell?”