Identity
There’s an old koan about a monk who went to his master and said, "I’m a very angry person, and I want you to help me." The master said, "Show me your anger." The monk said, "Well, right now I’m not angry. I can’t show it to you." And the master said, "then obviously it’s not you, since sometimes it’s not even there." Who we are has many faces, but these faces are not who we are.
There’s an old koan about a monk who went to his master and said, "I’m a very angry person, and I want you to help me." The master said, "Show me your anger." The monk said, "Well, right now I’m not angry. I can’t show it to you." And the master said, "then obviously it’s not you, since sometimes it’s not even there." Who we are has many faces, but these faces are not who we are.
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