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crosstowngate 8:00 pm on April 20, 2019
Tags: Buddhism ( 7 ), fiction ( 93 ), koan, meditation ( 11 ), Nin ( 73 ), rabbit ( 73 ), serial ( 73 ), Short Fiction ( 79 ), writing ( 78 ), zen ( 3 )   

Koan

The master summoned Nin before him and gave him a koan to contemplate: “What does the mind think about in-between thoughts?” and then he sent Nin away to meditate on the answer.

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crosstowngate 8:00 pm on January 5, 2019
Tags: bluebird ( 5 ), fiction ( 93 ), gold ( 2 ), koan, Nin ( 73 ), rabbit ( 73 ), serial ( 73 ), Short Fiction ( 79 )   

The Third Meeting

“Why listen to me? Why trust me?” asked the bluebird. “For all you know, I may be a demon in disguise, leading you astray!”

“I doubt that very much,” replied Nin.

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