Koan
Three pounds of flax
A monk asked, "What is Buddha?" Dongshan said, "Three pounds of flax."
The Gateless Gate, case 18
How to sit with it
Dongshan answered with what was in his hands. What is in yours?
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.
