[Buddha-l] Pure Conversation vs koan

[Stephen Hodge]

Richard Hayes wrote:

> I'm not sure what your point is, Stephen, but the quip attirbuted to Staal
> reminds me of a piece of advice my Sanskrit grammar professor gave us
> (several times): "When among logicians, say you are a grammarian. When 
> among
> grammarians, say you are a logician. When among both logicians and
> grammarians, say you are neither. When among folk who are neither 
> logicians
> nor grammarians, say you are both."

The "lerned" ?  But the piece of advice you quote is most amusing.

Stephen Hodge