COMMENT: If the student calls it a short staff, he attaches to its name; if he doesn’t call it a short staff, he ignores its reality. He can neither assert nor deny. Only when he falls to the very bottom of contradiction and utter confusion will he enlighten himself. “What is this?” Shuzan demands. It just is. Don't talk about it; experience it.
MY COMMENT: I think this koan pertains to my practice in that I need to do it, sit and practice rather than talk about it or just think about it.
