You’ve probably seen those commercials about people who own gold and try to convince you to invest in gold as well. Why is that? And why hold gold? Gold’s uses are limited, other than jewelry and some machinery, and yet it seems to be a commodity that garners a tremendous amount of attention from investors.

“You are invincible if nothing outside the will can disconcert you”

I discovered Zen Buddhist Koans while I was studying the spread of Buddhism in college, and since then, have had a particular fascination with them. An extremely brief Kafkaesque story with depth and symbolic meaning that can be confusing, humorous, tragic, entertaining, and enlightening? Sign me up!