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at, yes," replied the astronaut, "but it is wonderful for dancing!"
A guy was walking down the street very upset. He was so upset that he passed a friend who said, "Hello!" to him. He did not even notice. So the friend turned to him, grabbed him by his tie and said, "What's wrong, man? Did not you see me?"
The first guy pushed the hand away from his tie and said, "Don't pull my tie again -- don't pull it! I am so full of shit today that if you pull it again I am going to flush!"
These are the people -- you can make them religious, they will go to the church full of shit! They will go to the temples, they can become Hindus, Mohammedans, Christians, whatsoever you want... a little more shit! They are carrying so much, they can carry a little more. In fact, when they are not having enough they feel empty!
Zen is a radical transformation of consciousness. It cleanses you totally and its method of cleansing is unique; it has never been tried before. It is the greatest contribution to human consciousness.
CHAO CHOU ASKED NAN CHUAN, "WHAT IS THE TAO?"
Now this question is not answerable. There are questions which can be answered and there are questions which cannot be answered. The questions which can be answered belong to science and the questions which cannot be answered belong to religion. The unanswerable questions are the real questions because they are rooted in the very mystery of existence -- hence they are unanswerable.
This question looks very innocent.
CHAO CHOU ASKED MASTER NAN CHUAN, "WHAT IS THE TAO?"
The question looks simple, but it is the most impossible question. To ask it shows that you don't understand at all what you are asking. Tao is another name of "isness". You cannot ask, "What is isness?" You can only experience it. How can you ask, "What is isness?" It can be experienced -- and right now it can be experienced, not tomorrow. It surrounds you, you are breathing in it, you are part of it. It is the very heartbeat of your existence. It pulsates in your blood. It is your consciousness.
Listen to this silent moment... this is it! But there is no way to answer it. Yes, it can be
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