When I saw the introduction to this section I was very excited. I enjoyed the story about the monk asking the Zen Master if the dog has a Buddha nature. Later on I realised that it wouldn't go into detail about the story and I was a little disappointed. I always used to think that those Koans were just ways for people to make themselves sound smarter than they may be. Kind of belittling those around them.
I didn't realize that the Koans wasn't litterally ment to be answered. Instead the true lesson is in the pursuit of the answer. It's very enteresting. The further on I read into the section the more confused I got. I didn't quite understand the connection of the Gateless Barrier. I'll be reading through it again when my head has time to rest.
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