Everything Zen: on Being a Brief Guide to Koans and Other Zen-like Stories on Everything2
Traditional:
- koan: many, many, many koans
- Zen: more koans, among other things
- Koan collection: still more koans
- The Gateless Gate: Mumon's collection of 48 koans, 33 of which have been noded by gn0sis
- Enlightenment: on dying (way at the bottom). Also, a lot of interesting takes on enlightenment.
- There is no spoon: on flapping; the pennant or the wind?
- A Philosopher Asks a Zen Master: on tea and an empty cup
- Master Dogen said, "I am not other people.": on Master Dogen and his experiences
- Zen Koan : The Giver Should Be Thankful: on Seisetsu and 500 ryo
- A classic Zen tale: actually, quite a few Zen tales
- Zen Story: on recognizing holiness
- Zen Story: The Invading Marauders: on being run through with a sword
- Zen Story: Nothing Exists: on nothing and anger
- Zen Story: Four monks settling down to meditate: on silence
- Zen on life: on finishing the game
- Hyakujo's fox: on the right answer, and getting slapped around
- Maybe Yes, Maybe No (A Classic Chinese Tale): on fortune and misfortune
- What is the sound of one hand clapping?: on what it is not
- The Stonecutter (A Classic Chinese Tale): on cycles and Taoist alchemy
- The Menu is not the Meal...: on discussing a glass of water
- The Teamaster and the Samurai: on death and tea
- What face did you have before your mother and father were born?: on what you look like
- A state of shallow enlightenment which can only be achieved through the meticulous maintenance of executive rock gardens: on what to do after enlightenment
- Two Monks By the River...: on carrying women
- Hakuin and the Baby: on taking care of a child
- The end of Zen: on ants
- The glass is half full and half empty: on objects twice as large as they should be
- Buddha-nature: on 無
- If you meet the Buddha on the road, kill him: on being your own Buddha, plus some extra weirdness
Modern:
While poking around for koans, don't forget that you will not reach enlightenment by reading things. You might, though, while listening to "Everything Zen" by Bush, a track on the album Sixteen Stone.