Koans supposedly have a system where the type of answer can pinpoint the phase that the seeker is going through. I would suspect that given answer would not be that highly rated.
For comparison I would say it means that the question includes a wrong suppposition that ordinary life would be hard for an enlightened being. If you go throught a mystical experience and have seriously impaired function you are in madness rather than in supernormal function (even if you seriously like some aspects of it). “Before enlightenment; chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment; chop wood, carry water.”—Zen koanIf you find yourself unable to carry water you know you are not there yet.
Koans supposedly have a system where the type of answer can pinpoint the phase that the seeker is going through. I would suspect that given answer would not be that highly rated.
For comparison I would say it means that the question includes a wrong suppposition that ordinary life would be hard for an enlightened being. If you go throught a mystical experience and have seriously impaired function you are in madness rather than in supernormal function (even if you seriously like some aspects of it). “Before enlightenment; chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment; chop wood, carry water.”—Zen koan If you find yourself unable to carry water you know you are not there yet.