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7 minutes ago, Jetsun said:

You are the sound of one hand clapping

 

Me, as in my Buddha nature?

 

Is that like saying, "Truth is the sound of one hand clapping"?

 

I hadn't thought of that, but it could be an answer.

 

If "all is truth", "all is Buddha nature", then that would seem like an answer.

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6 hours ago, roger said:

What is the sound of one hand clapping?

 

You have never heard it. The asker is questioning your sanity and you get hit after every answer or sound you make.

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A kōan (公案) (/ˈk.ɑːn/; Chinese: 公案; pinyin: gōng'àn; Korean: 공안 kong'an; Vietnamese: công án) is a story, dialogue, question, or statement, which is used in Zen practice to provoke the "great doubt" and test a student's progress in Zen practice.
 
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i think the point is, if you are in X stage you get out X guess. So you use koan to make you aware of it that your X answer is conditioned by X stage.
 
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16 hours ago, roger said:

What is the sound of one hand clapping?

 

its a flappy soft noise like the fingers patting down onto the palm 

 

 

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22 hours ago, roger said:

What is the sound of one hand clapping?

"clap, clap, clap" pretty much the same as two hands clapping only quieter.

One only is confused by this question if they are imaging one hand attempting to clap with another hand that is not there.

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not the same as one foot kicking...or maybe it is?

 

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