Ok.It's an old story used in Zen communities -- someone put a baby goose into a bottle and continued to feed the goose until it was too big to get out.
The question the Zen student must answer is: how do you get the goose out of the bottle without hurting the goose, or breaking the bottle.
The most well-known answer was given by the master Nansen, who was asked by a great philosophical official of the time, Riko, to explain the story of the goose in the bottle.
'If a man puts a gosling into a bottle,' said Riko, 'and feeds him until he is full-grown, how can the man get the goose out without killing it or breaking the bottle?'
Nansen gave a great clap with his hands and shouted: 'Riko!'
'Yes, Master,' said the official with a start.
'See,' said Nansen, 'the goose is out!'
(The question the Zen student must answer is: how do you get the goose out of the bottle without hurting the goose, or breaking the bottle.
The most well-known answer was given by the master Nansen, who was asked by a great philosophical official of the time, Riko, to explain the story of the goose in the bottle.
'If a man puts a gosling into a bottle,' said Riko, 'and feeds him until he is full-grown, how can the man get the goose out without killing it or breaking the bottle?'
Nansen gave a great clap with his hands and shouted: 'Riko!'
'Yes, Master,' said the official with a start.
'See,' said Nansen, 'the goose is out!'
mofaha ┐( ˘_˘)┌ ʅ(́◡◝)ʃ,
Tue 8 Feb 2011, 0:36,
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sohe was talking shit, then
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Smash Monkey lowering the tone of the whole internet,
Tue 8 Feb 2011, 0:41,
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but knew the sound ofone goose flapping
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artifus is doing it all wrong,
Tue 8 Feb 2011, 0:49,
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that doesn't get the goose out of the bottle Smash Monkey lowering the tone of the whole internet,
Tue 8 Feb 2011, 0:50,
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just as welli'm eating soup, you need a spoon for that.
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Tue 8 Feb 2011, 0:58,
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spork
tho you may prefer a foon
(tho you may prefer a foon
artifus is doing it all wrong,
Tue 8 Feb 2011, 1:02,
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sporks are greatbut spoons are best for soup
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Tue 8 Feb 2011, 1:05,
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