The Tiger and the Strawberry

A ancient Zen story ripe for 2020.

“The Royal Tiger” by Eugène Delacroix. Pen and brown ink, and watercolor, over graphite. The Morgan Library & Museum. (photo: public domain)

The Tiger and the Strawberry

The following ancient story- known as a “Koan”- from the Zen Buddhist faith tradition offers a useful insight into 2020.

Once upon a time, as a man was walking through a forest, he saw a tiger peering out at him from the underbrush. As the man turned to run…