A ZEN Koan to be solved must remain unsolved

The old Zen master Rohos Rohoror in repose
@innertalks (21054)
Australia
January 12, 2018 12:00am CST
The longness of the night belied the shortness of the day, as the Zen master, Rohos Rohoror, used to say to some of his students. What did he mean here then? The longness of our night occurs before enlightenment. After enlightenment, the day seems short only in that the night is no longer long, so yes, the night belies the day, until you see through both to the underlying truth of your existence. Photo Credit: Free stock photo from The old Zen master, Rohos Rohoror in repose.
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Fei Shao
@fei1125 (607)
• Chengde, China
12 Jan 18
Sad, from his eye, i can see sad.
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Steve Marshall
@innertalks (21054)
• Australia
12 Jan 18
Yes, thanks, his picture does look a bit sad.
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Steve Marshall
@innertalks (21054)
• Australia
12 Jan 18
@fei1125 That's a free stock photo from https://www.pexels.com/
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Fei Shao
@fei1125 (607)
• Chengde, China
12 Jan 18
@innertalks Where you get the photo
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vanny
@vandana7 (98942)
• India
12 Jan 18
Interesting thought. :) Need to ponder over it. :)
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Steve Marshall
@innertalks (21054)
• Australia
12 Jan 18
Don't ponder too long, LOL. Actually, that picture is of a homeless man, not a Zen Master. Sometimes, I see a certain similarity in these types of pictures...again LOL...
Shiva
@Shiva49 (26220)
• Singapore
12 Jan 18
@innertalks I thought he was the epitome of wisdom, maybe he still is! siva
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Steve Marshall
@innertalks (21054)
• Australia
12 Jan 18
@Shiva49 Yes, wisdom can be found in the strangest of places sometimes.
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