There may be many - as many different ones as there are students seeking enlightenment - or there may be none.
The trick of the koan is that there really isn’t one correct solution. Reviewing Yann Martel’s astounding Life of Pi is a great deal like trying to solve Zen koans, the ancient conundrums used by Buddhist teachers to facilitate their disciples in reaching a state of enlightenment. You cannot find any piece of meat that is not the best.’ At these words, the disciple received enlightenment.” He overheard a customer say to the butcher, ‘Give me the best piece of meat you have.’ The butcher replied, ‘Everything in my shop is the best.
“One day a disciple was walking through the marketplace.
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