Philowixian http://www.columbia.edu/cu/philo/tags/zen/ Philowixian ikiwiki 2012-12-12T07:00:31Z http://www.columbia.edu/cu/philo/phlog/2008/01/homework-assignment-1/ 2008-01-29T14:06:00Z 2008-01-29T14:06:00Z Write a poem according to the following specifications:<br /><br />10 lines long<br />the following 8 words must appear in the poem (noun, verb, whatever, however--just put them there): <br /><br />lifetime<br />wolf<br />cloudbank<br />spare<br />whisper<br />damage<br />wrap<br />risk<br /><br />Only one of the above 8 words can appear in a given line, and then only once.<br />That means: at least EIGHT of the lines will have exactly ONE of the words (either of the other two may have up to 1 each).<br /><br />and...GO! http://www.columbia.edu/cu/philo/phlog/2008/01/story-of-man-robot-koan/ 2008-01-17T17:11:00Z 2008-01-17T17:11:00Z One day, Master and a student were sitting in an outdoor cafe when a man walked past. He was draped in toilet paper and walking mechanically.<br /><br />The student said, &quot;Master, why is that man covered in toilet paper walking like a robot?&quot;<br /><br />Master replied, &quot;He is a toilet-paper robot.&quot;<br /><br />Upon hearing this, the student was enlightened.