After zenthrowaway17's warning, I am worried that I may have misled some people with my 'elephant landed on this subreddit' parody. The actual koan is: 'A buffalo passes by the window' - which points to awakening.
So don't be confused by the two.
Anyway, never depend on someone else. Always do the investigation yourself.
Mumonkan Case 38
Goso said, "A buffalo passes by the window. His head, horns, and four legs all go past. But why can't the tail pass too?"
Mumon's Comment: If you make a complete about-face, open your eye, and give a turning word on this point, you will be able to repay the four kinds of love that have favored you and help the sentient beings in the three realms who follow you.
If you are still unable to do this, return to this tail and reflect upon it, and then for the first time you will realize something.
Mumon's Verse: Passing by, it falls into a ditch; Coming back, all the worse, it is lost. This tiny little tail, What a strange thing it is!
Submitted August 14, 2016 at 09:18AM by chintokkong http://ift.tt/2bgqxUP
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