Explore one of the most famous (and baffling) Zen koans of all time.

Waking Up In House

Henry Shukman

by Henry Shukman

The Koan Way consists of guided meditations as well as short talks providing context on koan practice.
What are&nbsp;Koans and Why Practice Them? 
A koan is a question or phrase&nbsp;used in Zen practice to help reveal greater truths about the nature of the mind. Koans are often derived from the biographies of awakened practitioners and typically record something a Zen master either said or did.
A koan&nbsp;may seem paradoxical at first, but its purpose is to facilitate the discovery of&nbsp;certain aspects of consciousness. It's in this discovery that the practitioner can be said to have understood the koan.