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Zen koans are fun will include one in the alt text of this image after a description.

A multitude of buddha's like statues all at diffrent angles gold and pink to many of the enlightened to fathom. The zen koan starts here. When asked why he practiced zen, the student said, “Because I intend to become a Buddha.” His teacher picked up a brick and started polishing it. The student asked “What are you doing?” The teacher replied, “I am trying to make a mirror.” “How can you make a mirror by polishing a brick?” “How can you become Buddha by doing zazen? If you understand sitting Zen, you will know that Zen is not about sitting or lying down. If you want to learn sitting Buddha, know that sitting Buddha is without any fixed form. Do not use discrimination in the non-abiding dharma. If you practice sitting as Buddha, you must kill Buddha. If you are attached to the sitting form, you are not yet mastering the essential principle.” The student heard this admonition and felt as if he had tasted sweet nectar. -- Dōgen Zenji
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