🧔🏻‍♂️ Want to meet Acharya Prashant? Be a part of the Live Sessions: https://acharyaprashant.org/hi/enquiry-gita?cmId=m00051 📚 Want to read Acharya Prashant's Books? Get Free Delivery: https://acharyaprashant.org/en/books?cmId=m00051 📝 Read 3 handpicked wisdom articles, just for you: https://acharyaprashant.org/en/articles?cmId=m00051 ➖➖➖➖➖➖ #acharyaprashant #आचार्यप्रशांत #zen #zenstory #philosophy #bhagavadgita #spirituality Video Information: 24.06.2025, Gems from the World, Goa Title: Zen Koans: When the Master SLAPS the Disciple || Acharya Prashant (2025) ➖➖➖➖➖➖ Description: In this video, Acharya Ji narrates a Zen koan where Elder Ting asks Master Linchi about the essence of Buddha’s teachings and is unexpectedly slapped and pushed away. He explains that the slap itself is the teaching: all false identities—roles, manners, and conditioned behaviors—must be shattered for truth to reveal itself. Acharya Ji contrasts the sudden, shocking method of koans with Vedanta’s gradual ripening, showing that such jolts work only on seekers already mature and ready to fall like ripe fruit. He clarifies that real spirituality is not polite performance but the courage to let the ego be struck down, proving that enlightenment comes when all pretenses collapse. 🎧 Listen to Acharya Prashant on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2QmVEAAnsNE7Xs0MW0Li8Y?si=09fbcbc7c99c469b&nd=1&dlsi=2d753e5523df4ceb Music Credits: Milind Date ~~~~~~~