Ghost (MK17)
KOAN:
Save a ghost.
– PZI Miscellaneous Koans, Case 17
Misc
September 30, 2020
Artwork: Save a Ghost!
PZI Zen – Save a Ghost! is the title. Acrylic painting on canvas by Michael Hofmann.
Featured Koan: Zhaozhou's Great Way Is Not Difficult - Blue Cliff Record Case 2
Xiangyan was once asked by a monastic, "What is the Way?"
Xiangyan said, "A dragon singing in a withered tree."
The monastic said, "What does it mean?"
Xiangyan said, "Eyeballs in a skull."
Later, another monastic asked Shishuang Chuyuan, "What is a dragon singing in a dead tree?"
Shishuang said, "It still has joy."
—Xuedou's verse commentary on Blue Cliff Record Case 2