Part of the Zen tradition, Koans are meant to precipitate Enlightenment. The Shadow of the Whip is a beautiful Koan, that brings the essence of the Truth to the fore. Come with an open mind, and unburdened heart, and be present to this opportunity to Awaken.
The Buddha is a universally venerated being. As such, based on our own traditions, we have conceptual imagery about The Buddha. This article probes this conceptualization, this illusion, with a radical supposition that “The Buddha is a Shit-stick.” A koan within, reveals the Truth.
Millions of spiritual practitioners strive through years and decades of practice to awaken. Check out this story-in-verse, of a thief who experiences spontaneous awakening, spontaneous enlightenment.
