Koan
Go straight ahead
Pilgrims asked an old woman the way to the sacred mountain. "Go straight ahead," she said. As each one set off, she added, "There goes another good, honest monk."
The Gateless Gate, case 31
How to sit with it
Directions are easy to follow. Is there something you are following without looking?
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.
