Can you provide a new Zen koan for meditation?
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"When you vow to stay forever, remember that true presence is found in the willingness to return and linger a little longer in the timeless Now."
According to Osho, here's a fresh Zen koan: A disciple vowed, "I will stay forever." The Master replied, "When you come next time, stay a little longer." Meditate on this paradox of time and return; seek no conceptual answer—none exists in scriptures, nor with the Master. Let it crack logic and reveal the timeless Now.
It’s a playful riddle mixing “forever” and “next time” to stop thinking so you can feel the living moment.
Why this matters practically
- Helps drop the mind’s need for conclusions and rest in present awareness.
- Loosens clinging to time, goals, and spiritual achievement.
- Encourages direct, personal insight beyond borrowed scriptures.
- Loosens clinging to time, goals, and spiritual achievement.
- Encourages direct, personal insight beyond borrowed scriptures.
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