If you meet a wise man and you do not say anything to him
nor keep silence, how would you question him?
Fa-yen.
This is a Zen koan. These texts are designed to challenge the mind and place it in a position of submission to concepts and judgements. The student would be given the quandary and asked to meditate on it until an answer arose. Thus we ask you to do the same.
Clue: Why would you need to question a wise man?
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