Bodhisattvas are enlightened beings who are on the path to become a buddha. Bodhisattvas delay their own path to nirvana out of compassion in order to help others and many have become important figures in Buddhist tradition.

In Zen philosophy, koans are short anecdotes or riddles that are designed to transcend conceptual and dualistic thinking, and thereby provoke experiences of enlightenment. #Philosophy #Zen #Consciousness #Mind #Psychology