1. 'When it is not present in the consciousness and it is not present in phenomenon...what is IT?' An upsided statement An illusion The Sky 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..? Isn't that annoying? Stand by a stump and wait for a rabbit Barriers Truth prevails

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

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 Food in the bowl, water in the pail Nothingness The end of one's toe

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?' nirvana laughter moksha sitting in Nansen's circle

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

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

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

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