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for those of you who have gladly met the zen kōan from salinger's '9 stories' opening page - here are some clues to come close to this one.
the lucid explanations are cited from d.t. suzuki's an introduction to zen buddhism. i warmly recommend this little book and its great and surprising foreword by carl jung.