Koan
The giver should be thankful
A merchant gave a temple a large bag of gold and waited to be thanked. The teacher said nothing. Finally the merchant pointed out how much it was. "Why should I thank you?" said the teacher. "The giver should be thankful."
Traditional story of Seisetsu
How to sit with it
Give one thing today without waiting to be thanked.
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.
