Ch'an is more commonly known as 'koan' or the process of a master giving a student a quandry such as, "After a bird has flown from one tree to another, what trace does it leave in the air?" to contemplate and encourage self improvement.
Current Ch'an for you to ponder:
Mahica The Cat
"When you stand on the mountain, only by looking down can you see that it is a mountain," K'ang said. He and the boy had been raking the Zen Garden that they now shared for meditation. Six carefully selected stones were placed in a casual order among an empty area, devoid of destraction.
"To the Earth, pretty stones look like all the others. Only your eyes can make them different," K'ang said. Then K'ang's old white cat Mahica, who had been stalking a butterfly, came and rubbed himself against K'ang's bony leg. He studied the Zen Garden for a moment, then fastidiously walked to the centre and defacated, making much of burying his waste.
K'ang's mouth upturned into a slight smile, his wisened face wrinkled, and he said, "See boy, there are opinions!!"
