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#vim #koans

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“Vim is eternally beautiful,” protested the poet. “It is a worthy subject for an ode.”

“Vim is not permanent. nvi is not permanent. vi itself is not permanent, only vi-nature. Emacs has vi-nature, nano has vi-nature, even Notepad has vi-nature. You narrow your sights, you grow attached, and hence you do not grasp the true value of your poem’s subject. You must leave. Come back when you have mastered Emacs.”

The poet left, deeply ashamed. He never returned.

https://blog.sanctum.geek.nz/vim-koans/

Last image of 2022 -- #blendedphoto #photomontage "Who Hears?"

"#Koans take you into the vast stillness, and they hold you right up against life, until eventually the two become one radiant, heartbreaking, continuous field." ----Joan Sutherland, from her book "Through Forests of Every Color" #Buddhism #Zen #BenevolentZenProvidence

@Meowthias @godpod Same way He can create a rock so heavy he can’t lift it. #Miracles #koans

Blended image, "Who Hears?", 2022 #photomontage. Artwork responding to #JoanSutherland's, "Through Forests of Every Color". => "#Koans take you into the vast stillness, and they hold you right up against life, until eventually the two become one radiant, heartbreaking, continuous field... 'What is the sound of one hand?' is accompanied by another koan, 'Who is the one who is hearing that sound?' which is simplified to 'Who Hears?' and sometimes just 'Who?'" #Zen #Dogen #turningword

I think "koan"-style tutorials are a great way to kick the tires on a new programming language -- you're presented with suites of failing tests, and by fixing the tests you're taken on a tour of the language.

I helped convert the #CommonLisp #koans to #EmacsLisp awhile back -- if you like TDD and want to learn elisp tis a solid resource.

https://github.com/jtmoulia/elisp-koans

(annnd happy to provide support if things break, honestly haven't brushed the dust off it in a bit)

#Elisp #emacs #projects

I think "koan"-style tutorials are a great way to kick the tires on a new programming language -- you're presented with suites of failing tests, and by fixing the tests you're taken on a tour of the language.

I helped convert the #CommonLisp #koans to #EmacsLisp awhile back -- if you like TDD and want to learn elisp tis a solid resource.

https://github.com/jtmoulia/elisp-koans

(annnd happy to provide support if things break, honestly haven't brushed the dust off it in a bit)

#Elisp #emacs #projects

If you are interested in #koans and #KoanStudy I put up a couple notes on what this practice is about, dos and donts, and potential leads to start.

I am a #SotoZen practitioner though, so the orientation is exoteric intentionally.

This "how to" is made of quotes from teachers and scholars alike, plus notes of my own. Happy to discuss!

https://datayana.github.io/pages/study/zen/intro-to-koans/

#buddhism #ZenBuddhism

But there are also comebacks. One I am fond of, for whenever the contemplation becomes too abstract and speculative, is given by an "added saying" of the case 8 of the #BookOfSerenity (equiv. to #GatelessGate case 2):

- Does an enlightened person fall under the law of cause and effect or not?
- "Just do good, don't ask about the road ahead."

I found this #zen quip terribly funny, and humbling.

#ZenBuddhism #KoanStudy #koans #buddhism

Another quote I found inspiring as some "answer" for #GatelessGate case 2 :

- Does an enlightened person fall under the law of cause and effect or not?
- Sakyamuni Buddha saw the morning star and was enlightened, and he said, "I, and the great earth and beings, simultaneously achieve the Way."

This one sounded relevant to me, as it highlighted how #enlightenment is not a thing that happens to an individual in particular.

#denkoroku #enlightenment #ZenBuddhism #KoanStudy #koans

For #KoanStudy and contemplation, I sometimes think about quotes that would be relevant "answers" to a given #koan question. And not necessarily from scriptures of the same tradition.

For instance, #GatelessGate case 2.

- Does an enlightened person fall under the law of cause and effect or not?
- Unshakable is the liberation of my mind. This is my last birth. Now there is no more renewed existence. [SN 56.11]

#ZenBuddhism #koans #buddhism #zen

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