| It's sometimes I think the best analogy for a koan is a painting that has a powerful effect on you. |
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| Don't think that the koan and its solution are themselves wisdom and truth. |
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| The goal of the Zen koan is enlightenment, which is a profound change of heart. |
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| Like the ponderer of a Zen koan, the viewer must come to terms with this paradox. |
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| An alternative to words from the founding charter could be a short haiku or poem such as a Buddhist koan. |
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| This is not a Zen koan, but a legislative one, being tested this month in Tennessee. |
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| I have to admit, that remains a bit of a koan for me, not only in the sense that it's not resolved, but also in the sense that it concerns me. |
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| I took it as a koan, and commenced to bite and chew on it day and night from every conceivable angle. |
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| Perhaps, it is wrong of me to be attached to it but I like it and it acts like a koan to be meditated since you gave it to me. |
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| It is a great koan. If you lack tension in your posture, if it is too soft, if you pay attention to the contact of the thumbs, you can press a little more on the thumbs. |
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| This same sense of koan or paradox can be applied to further understand invitational classrooms. |
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| While the classic Zen koan has no real answer, it provokes many questions when it comes to the power of partnerships. |
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| AoYou donAAEt know what youAAEre listening for, because you havenAAEt heard it,Ao Hempton says with the simplicity of a koan. |
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| Koan looked calmly at Nathan and was fully enjoying his first glass of tea. |
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| Koan looked into the distance and then again at Nathan before answering. |
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| The winning public relations strategy was developed in partnership with Koan, a Manchester-based communications consultancy. |
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| Koan looked at Nathan and put his hand on his shoulder. |
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| Koan glanced at Nathan and then continued working. |
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| Koan took a sip of the tea and then emptied the remainder back into the teapot. |
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| Koan put the teapot on the table and then filled a small teacup. |
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| The stream is your path, Koan answered, again without stopping his work. |
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