Koan
Cypress tree in the courtyard
A monk asked, "Why did Bodhidharma come from the west?" Zhaozhou said, "The cypress tree in the courtyard."
The Gateless Gate, case 37
How to sit with it
The answer was whatever was plainly there. Look up and name one thing you can see.
Read it once more, slowly. Then sit for two minutes and let it stay in the background. There is nothing to solve. New to this? Read what a koan is.
