Koan
Where did the anger come from
A young student told a teacher, "Nothing really exists. There is nothing to grasp." The teacher struck him with his pipe, and the student flushed with anger. "If nothing exists," said the teacher, "where did this anger come from?"
Traditional story of Dokuon and Yamaoka
How to sit with it
Ideas are easy. What happens in your body when something actually touches you?
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.
