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Apr 20 2006

Koan for the day

Posted by: Seth Ben-Ezra in Polaris Actual Play, Theology and Spirituality

First a definition. From Merriam-Webster Online:

koan: a paradox to be meditated upon that is used to train Zen Buddhist monks to abandon ultimate dependence on reason and to force them into gaining sudden intuitive enlightenment

In this thread on Polaris, I propose a koan of sorts.

When the world has been destroyed, what remains?

I propose that Polaris stories are about answering this question.

I also propose that the answer that someone gives to this question is critical to determining how he will live his life.

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One Response to “Koan for the day”

dlr says: April 20th, 2006 at 8:30 pm

When the world has been destroyed, what remains?

re-creation

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