Nope, these are not koans. I recommend D.T. Suzuki essays on zen buddhism, namely second series for a proper explanation of the koan exercise. Apparently the a

Nope, these are not koans. I recommend D.T. Suzuki essays on zen buddhism, namely second series for a proper explanation of the koan exercise. Apparently the author of the blog only focused on japanese zen stories, which is unfortunate, as the stories of chinese zen masters — where zen as a school of buddhism was founded — are as truthful, if not more original, than the japanese stories the author selected.