Koan
The sound of raindrops
Jingqing asked a monk, "What is that sound outside the gate?" The monk said, "The sound of raindrops."
Blue Cliff Record, case 46
How to sit with it
Listen to one sound until it is only sound, without its name.
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.
