ZenFix

Hyakujo wished to send a monk to open a new monastery. He told his pupils that whoever answered a question most ably would be appointed. Placing a water vase on the ground, he asked: “Who can say what this is without calling its name?” The chief monk said: “No one can call it a wooden shoe.” Isan, the cooking monk, tipped over the vase with his shoe and went out. Hyakujo smiled and said: “The chief monk loses.” And Isan became the master of the new monastery.

What does this mean to you?

I see that the cook used action instead of words.

Also, if the water was scarce then everyone would experience thirst and “know” what water is and “know” what the vase is.

Philosophy

Is a Tibetan word usually translated as “attachment” but described by Pema Chödrön as an ineffable situation where one is “hooked” by an emotional trigger or by an pervasive state such as an addiction. I find this concept of Buddhist psychology very insightful as a way of learning “to roll with the punches” of life.

Meditation can be helpful in learning to “free” oneself from Shenpa.

Philosophy