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A monk came to say good bye to Ch'an master Niaowo (Bird's Nest). He said:
-Thank you, Sir, for everything you've done for me. Now I got to go.
Niaowo asked:
-Where will you go?
-Any place where I can learn Buddha dharmas.
-Of... continue...

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		Posted on Mar.21.2013 @ 12:16AM EDT by QuantumZen -Tell me, why does it seem more natural for people to believe, that the Sun goes around the Earth, rather than the other way around? -Well, obviously because it looks that way. -I see. And how it would look if the Earth went around the Sun?
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Reply from leoj99 Mar.21.2013 12:44AM EDT		That is not a koan. That is astronomy or maybe astrology when they are in conjunction...lol
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