405. ZEN REMARKS

 405. When directed in a koan to 'put out the fire', I must ask myself what does 'put out' mean, that is, how is it used in the grammar of this language game. And again, mind the gap.

404. ZEN REMARKS

 404. Does the Master demand the impossible when he tells me 'Put out that fire a thousand miles away!' Not if I am mindful of the nature of 'the gap'.