Professor Bove
12/14/15
Paper 6.2 “Insight”
In this essay I will discuss insight. In particular, I will explain the practice of deep
insight.
Insight is common, deep insight is rare. Insight is comforting, deep insight is
challenging, sometimes terrifying. Insight makes little impression on one’s character;
deep insight changes on one’s life
For example, two monks were arguing over a flag in the wind. One said that the flag
moved. The other said that the wind moved. They went to see a Zen master who told
them that they were both wrong. Their mind moved. Then a forest monk came in and
