I couldn't understand the bamboo story until I found it's original form.
Then I couldn't find the I that found the story.

As far as I remember, I downloaded this from "the pirate bay" as a torrent under the name: Zen bones, Zen Flesh.

Story 1  -  0:01
Story 2  -  0:40
Story 3  -  1:29
Story 4  -  2:12
Story 5  -  3:31

I love these!  :D

What hes pretty much saying is every person seeking guidance and inner peace are looking for something they already have/are. And the secret to it all is nothing. Alan always says, Waking up is like walking through a door, turning around and realizing there was no door.

Aside from the deeper meanings(which I don't get), these stories are really funny!

I'd actually be very interested in hearing that.

Love is all you need

When your mind is clear you can see...

Ping Ting is Fire!

I am confused 😂

yeah thats what I thought about the last koan but I wasn't really sure.

i love zen koan tramendesuly

I edited this video myself and it is the best video on youtube, don't you agree?

Most of these are not metaphors nor complicated at all.
They make me pretty happy. I'd be willing to explain any of these to anyone, if you must inquire.

edit: Although I admit, that would be completely missing the point xD

don't expect me to go through that performance again.  I didn't miss anything.

The solar plexus is in the stomach area would represent the sun. The darkness around it all would be the third eye crown chakra.

awesome pic where can i find the source?

Oh and my apologies I just realized that I am assuming you don't know what they mean lol

Well I can't speak for Mr. Watts -- obviously -- but I understand and enjoy them. In the original audio file Alan talks about the nature and objectives of zen-koans for about 10 minutes before he tells these stories. It's a brilliant explanation, perhaps the best I've heard, but it was much too long for a youtube video and I figured it might be boring to some people.

So how did the Goose get out of the bottle?