he is trying to draw dark water/ dark matter
It’s a zen koan
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My brain is starting to hurt.
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Because he needs to make noodles!!!
Or he is looking for his shadow!
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The well is ink? The water is a drawing and it is still so no shadow?
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it is night time
Mine too my dude
d’oh… that one was already posted
Or is it because @UNrecovery wants to drive our OG brains french fries!?
Pretty sure I posted the answer, guys. I got it off the same website as the others. not 100% sure but pretty sure.
the man drawing water is a painting on the side of a well
the answer is to ignore the weird ghost and just get the water. pretty zen.
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Yeah I see it in the same spot as the Mt fuji answer. BUT I DONT GET IT lol
It is a dream
Did you read the general explanation the koans? The idea of the koans is to just ignore the obstacles or weird questions and focus on the do-able parts, like drawing water, taking three steps, and fetching a rock from the bottom of the ocean.
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Ah. I get it but still don’t understand. If that makes sense. The Why is confusing me in the riddle
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of course. yet “what” is not “why”.
Think of it this way. They’re trick questions intended to confuse people. The winner of the question is the person who remains calm and gives an answer and manages to justify it.
In a way, these answers aren’t the “ultimate” answers. They’re just examples.
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the koan, which is a focus for thought, which differs from this particular question is “In a well that has not
been dug, water is rippling from the source that does not flow. Someone without
form or shadow is drawing water from the well.”.
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If you’re a buddhist student then the goal for you is to remain zen, but how can you remain zen when you’re asked such a stupid question then forced to answer it?
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