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1. 'When it is not present in the consciousness and it is not present in phenomenon...what is IT?' The Sky An upsided statement An illusion A Buddha

2. What ought to be the reply to Hakuin's statement here: 'Look, are my eyebrows still there? Asking if his eyebrows have fallen out, he hangs a sheep's head but sells dog-meat'. Your reply..? Truth prevails Barriers Isn't that annoying? Stand by a stump and wait for a rabbit

3. 'Cease, desist and an ____ tree blossoms.' Orange Ugly Iron Untimely

4. 'What does the sky say? The four seasons go there. What does the earth say? Myriad beings are born there. The substance can be seen in the operation of the 4 seasons, the action can be seen in the birth of myriad beings, but where can a Zen practitioner be seen? Detached from speech and activity can you discern?' Seen in silence Not contained the six Contained in the tao Seen by his shadow

5. 'What is concentration on every atom?' Silence The end of one's toe Nothingness Food in the bowl, water in the pail

6. 'With no place to sink your teeth, the seal of Zen masters are like the works of an iron ox. Having passed through a bramble of thorns, they are are like a snowflake in a raging furnace...leaving aside piercing and penetrating on level ground for now, when you no longer fall into conditions, then what?' sitting in Nansen's circle moksha nirvana laughter

7. 'How would you speak with your mouth shut?' A sharp student needs only one word? Can you? I am bereft of descendents? A paper tiger does not need stripes?

8. 'What is the talk beyond Buddhas and Zen masters called?' A piece of cake The face before your nose Mu The stillness dripping from the clouds

9. 'Medicine and disease quell each other. The whole earth is medicine, what is your self?' love disease universe nothing

10. 'What is the sound of one hand clapping' a hand in motion a rabbit giving birth anything a stone statue reciting a poem