Koan
Rolling up the blinds
Before a talk, Fayan pointed at the bamboo blinds. Two monks went and rolled them up in exactly the same way. Fayan said, "One has gained, one has lost."
The Gateless Gate, case 26
How to sit with it
Two people can do the same thing in different ways. What is the spirit in which you do your next task?
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.
