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I see, thank you. This is exactly what I was thinking about.
Comment by Comfortable-Rise7201 at 12/01/2025 at 21:47 UTC
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You could still make illustrations and maybe even your own aphorisms, but in a way that still communicates your understanding and experience. Koans are made to break our sense of logic and dualistic thinking as assessed by a teacher, but you could still find other ways to represent the underlying teachings and real-world problems that Buddhist practice addresses.
I think it would help to have some experience with a teacher though, either way, and they might even have their own suggestions. Let me know if you ever get to it, I'd be interested in checking it out!