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Zen Riddle
- Could it be?
If knowledge = power, then the mother of power must also be the mother of knowledge. Knowledge is learnt, and the easiest way to learn is to be taught. Could it be that the mother of power is teaching, or the teacher?
By blindninja 1170204553 Reply Spam [+3] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove4213286- 0
- Communication
we need communication to understand each others words
By nitewolf23 1170207119 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove3874047 - 1
- VERY VERY CLOSE
You have just found the two parts! but what is the Answer? it's not teaching or teacher.
By D3stiny 1170205100 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove3851112 - 1
- Observation?
Earlier you said "how to learn?" Through observation we learn.
By blindninja 1170206253 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove4213286 - 2
- I learn from a book :)
the ancient greeks knew too how to learn. They said something about it :)
By D3stiny 1170206598 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove3851112 - 3
- What about
I'm just going to throw a few words out i think it could be then. Teach, Read, or Discover?
By blindninja 1170207946 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove4213286 - 4
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- How to learn
I don't know what the ancient greeks said, but if you ask a teacher how am I to learn, they may say pay attention. Could it be attention or attend?
By blindninja 1170208665 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove4213286 - 6
- no attention or attend
Find the answer to your first phrase in first comment.
By D3stiny 1170209888 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove3851112 - 7
ok. The answer is one word. It's not related to Zen, and it's no a god's name, and it's not 'knowledge'.
But you need two things to find the answer, thats the two part. one part is in the spiderman comment, the other one is related to learning. If you have the two parts you will find the answer.
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- THE ANSWER IS
Repetition of Experience
By D3stiny 1170210813 Reply Spam [+1] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove
The two parts of the solution is two saying:
'Knowledge is Power' and 'Repetition (or experience) is the mother of knowledge'.
As blindninja wrote very cleverly 'If knowledge = power, then the mother of power must also be the mother of knowledge.' So the Mother of Power is Experience or Repetition.
Thanks for playing!
I hope everybody enjoyed this riddle solving night!3851112 - 1
- repetition OR experience, sry :)
By csirke 1170210932 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove3943007 - 2
I thought it will be easier :)
blindninja showed the exact way to the answer. now you have to find the word.
I think I have it! We learn through experience. Knowledge is gained through experience. So the mother of power must be experience?
By blindninja 1170209548 Reply Spam [+2] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveI will accept it. I thought to a similar thing: repetition, but google found the saying with experience too, so YOU WON THE ONE DOLLAR! Please write your email address to discuss the details.
By D3stiny 1170210520 Reply Spam [+1] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveOk my email is blindninja1 @hotmail.com (without the space, it wont let me post any words over 20 characters)
By blindninja 1170212212 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveLEARNING!! is the mother of power
By gumah 1170182751 Reply Spam [+2] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove- 0
- CLOSE
You are very close, but this isn't the correct answer.
By D3stiny 1170183653 Reply Spam [+1] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove3851112 - 1
- ...maybe....
... it may just be 'curiosity', if we werent really curious about anything we'd never inquire upon it... inquiring upon it gives us knowledge, knowledge is power :-) lol
By y2xballer 1170284677 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove4223290 - 2
Remember when Aunt May said, "Peter with great Power..comes great Responsibility" Knowledge is Power and putting it to good use is self-enlightenment.
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- the half of the answer
is in your comment. a key phrase. and it wasn't said by Aunt May :) Combine it with the "CLOSE" comment. and you probably find the answer
By D3stiny 1170196949 Reply Spam [+1] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove3851112 - 1
keep trying, you are very close! But forget Spiderman :D
By D3stiny 1170194488 Reply Spam [+1] Moderate Up Moderate Down Removeteaching that to others. Destiny you got me going crazy.. lol ....
By nitewolf23 1170196584 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Removeshe is the one way that man works to get power
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or repetition
By ssergiu 1176327447 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove- 0
The answer is "Mother of Power"
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1.Memorize
2.Storage
3.Brain
4.Clever
5.Experience
Is the answer one of the above?
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education would be my guess
By mmusicman 1170300831 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove- 0
The answer (which is no answer) is "unknowing and relinquishing" as the mother of power. The "Te" in Tao Te Ching. Only since you asked.
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- The "Riddle"isn't over
No monk or master or whatever is going to be flipping into Latin or Greek - they would hold to the ancient notions of unspeakable questions and unfathomable answers. Life's solution is "letting go." THis must have been a made-up "monk" of yours. D3stiny is blending and deluting philosophies. No harm, no foul. But also no closer to the truth.
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Number one: It is NOT a riddle
Number two: Lost something in the translation from the Hungarian
Number Three: It was NOT ONE WORD it was a PHRASE, Destiny. So your clues were bogus
The fun of a riddle is figuring it out, and this was just trial and error, makes no sense whatsoever.
One usually has a sense of accomplishment when figuring out a riddle.
This is an example of a riddle: What walks on four legs in the morning, two legs in the afternoon and three legs at night?
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- ok sorry
but what is it if not a riddle?
By D3stiny 1170284101 Reply Spam [+2] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove
the answer is one word. but you need two phrases to figure it out. "Knowledge is power" and "Repetition is the mother of knowledge".
The second phrase is originally in latin: "Repetitio est mater studiorum".
I think here is the translation difference: the 'studiorum' translated to 'knowledge' in hungarian. I dont't know what is it in english, but probably not 'knowledge', because you don't figured it out. (But google finds 183 times with knowledge. What is the proper translation in english?)
Sorry for this, I will watch for language differences in the future.
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it is a human being: in the morning of life we crawl on all 4 appendages, in the middle of life we walk up right on two legs and in the end (or night) of life we walk upright...with a cane as a 3rd leg.
By king.griff 1170328922 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Removei think that the mother of power is: action which gives reaction
By namaste1981 1170256977 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove- 0
...he lied. Thus showing that deceit is the mother of power because it makes you think that you can be wiser. Seems to me as though it's more like knowledge = perception and the only way to control perception is to lie, (e.g. the current US administration). You are wiser after realizing this because you won't be fooled by the veil of perception.
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The answer is Commpassion and Speed
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all sort of things constitute power such as authority, money, strenght, health and knowledge. Who created these powers. The answer is human. But, without determination, these powers would not exist. Therefore Will and Determination are mother of power
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mother of power is shakti.
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Well I don't really care what the monks thought but in my opinion the mother of power is well people or mothers. I mean without people to follow you it is basically impossible to have power. Anyways Mothers because they make people which in turn gain knowledge leading to power.
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Philosophy is the mother of knowledge, hence the mother of power?
By blindninja 1170210960 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove- 0
Mother of Power A.K.A. Mother Earth
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180 hits is a meager amount, destiny
i have a bad feeling that this is going to be lost in the translation to english.....and i know at this point we're going to be mad when we get the answer
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- I think that too
sry :)
By D3stiny 1170209434 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove3851112 - 1
Comes with "AGE" and she would be the mother of power
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the saying is:
Knowledge is Power
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- yes
It is the first saying. Correct. The answer word is the first word of the second saying. see blindninja's first comment to find the second saying.
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thoughts are the mother or power
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if we could speak in your native tongue
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- I'm Hungarian
I've searched in google to the second part in english. and it found 180 times. And I think it's a well-known saying. at least in my country :)
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experiance
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One must examine and investigate when armed with knowledge and taught how to use it.
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Is it a mentor?
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Information????????
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We must "Study" or "Practice" to "Remember"
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IT'S FAITH!!!
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Thanks SO much this has been great fun :)
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- yeah
and I have to learn to my exam tomorrow. What should I do to remember the descriptions? ;)
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mother of power
is the daughter of thought
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From Scarface: First you get the money, then you get the power, then you get the woman. Money produces power.
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Is it Evolution?
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- no
that's an another riddle :)
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imagination
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Is it, The paitence to find knowledge and the will to obtain it?
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If knowledge is power one must study and learn from others..hence discovering what you "your mind" really knows.
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Mother of Power is the Grandmother of Learning
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- maybe :)
but where is superman? :)
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Kali is one of the four aspects of the Supreme Mother. She is the Mother of power, the Mother of compassion and the Mother of speed.
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Forgiveness
Hope
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knowledge!!!
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- knowledge is part of the answer
but not knowledge is the answer.
By D3stiny 1170202777 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove3851112 - 1
its either edgebecation or poweredge or edgement or enlightment?
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- what edge? :)) dont cut words in half :)
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Is to incorporate experience and self-research to come up with knowledge
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I have no desire for your dollar if it is correct. My thanks for the riddle
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The combination of knowledge with the hunger of learning stored in your memory results in an Education
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- and? :)
the other part of the answer is frequently said by the teacher, if the student ask how to learn...
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is power
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Thermopower!!
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- no, and not nuclear power :)
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We R The Poor
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is to acknowledge your responsibility in the use of power
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- no
responsibility is not related to answer
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Pursuit of Knowledge?
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- no
please read all comments before guess. it was once
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The TREE OF KNOWLEDGE is the Mother Of Power
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- no
there is no tree in the answer.
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Is wisedom related..if not correct?
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- no
wisdom is not part of the answer, but related to it.
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Knowledge is the power of learning
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Understanding
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- you need
understanding to find the answer
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kundalini
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- no
the answer is not a god's name
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"I can be wiser if I tell HIM the name of the Mother of Power"
books
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but it is related to the answer
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very well could be
an open mind
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- you
need an open mind to answer the riddle
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mother of power is
self-knowledge
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the answer is not related to Zen
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LIFE
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the world around us?
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One must have knowledge and faith and be willing to share it. But you have to listen and be patient first.
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sharing is the mother of power
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Knowledge
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- Now I get it...
MONEY ?
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Yearning is the answer!
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It is the act of being wise that is the mother of power
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maybe not the answer, but I belive I've heard that
"the quest for Knowledge" is the Mother of Power
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Awareness of self, admitting and knowing that I do not know all, is the mother of power.
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what power is that, do you know nothing? :)
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learning leads to knowledge, but power is knowing how to use the knowlege you have.
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- good, but not the answer
try it backwards (or how to say)
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FRIENDSHIP - is the mother of power
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if Knowledge is half way... then my official last attempt at this is going to be Teaching, the sharing and spreading of knowledge.
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- still no
but you are on good way
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- how about...
the pursuit of Knowledge?
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- no :)
How do you pursue the knowledge?
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- hmm...
Research? Information?
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- how do you
keep the information?
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- Mother of Power....
Is archiving information and passing information from generation to generation. Knowing the past is knowing the future. History always repeats itself.
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- Help D3stiny!
There seems to be something wrong with the MetaCafe comment reply automation! Ever since you posted your first reply to my comment yesterday, I have been receiving en email from metacafe EVERY 10 MINUTES informing me of your reply to my comment. Can you please remove all of my comments posted on this page PLEEEEASE. I'm going crazy here cause my email is linked to my BlackBerry!
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Influence (or maybe Authority) is the Mother of Power!
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IGNORANCE is the mother of power which leaders use in their favor.
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but thats an other type of power. ignorance is NOT the correct answer.
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MahAlakshmi is the mother of power
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- who is
MahAlakshmi? :)
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- half way
You are half way to the answer!
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- half way
You are half wat to the answer!
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Knowledge :-)
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- half way
You are half way to the answer!
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The name is Mother of Power silly!!!
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- yeah
but what is the name exactly?
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Do you call your mother only My Mother? :)3851112 - 1
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that you need to ask in order to be able to find out something that you don't know...
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i don't know...he'd decide if he were to tell me or not...
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Some will say "Mother Earth" or "Faith" but please read on:
Koan (noun)
A paradoxical anecdote or riddle that has no apparent solution. Koans are used in Zen Buddhism to show the inadequacy of logical reasoning. Koans are absorbing paradoxes meant to be meditated on, in order to temporarily render useless one's cognitive mode of processing information, so that an "alternative truth" can emerge.
If you are reading this newsletter, no doubt you have heard of "praying" and perhaps you have offered up your own prayers from time to time. Here is what the dictionary has to say in regard to "prayer."
Prayer (noun)
The act of communicating with a deity (especially as a request for help, or in adoration, contrition, or thanksgiving.)
So far so good?
Are you wondering why I'm talking about koans and prayers in the same conversation? Here is a story that will hopefully make the direction of my thinking clearer:
Mother Teresa was a Catholic nun who gave her life to helping the sick and poor of the world. Here is an account of what she supposedly said when questioned about how she prayed.
The interviewer asked, "When you pray, what do you say to God?"
Mother Teresa replied, "I don't talk, I simply listen."
Believing he understood what she had just said, the interviewer next asked, "Ah, then what is it that God says to you when you pray?"
Mother Teresa replied, "He also doesn't talk. He also simply listens."
There was a long silence, with the interviewer seeming a bit confused and not knowing what to ask next.
Finally Mother Teresa breaks the silence by saying, "If you can't understand the meaning of what I've just said, I'm sorry but there's no way I can explain it any better."
To me, this story sounds much like a Zen koan.
A Zen master might create two koans from the wisdom of the Mother Teresa story. His first koan could be:
"How can you offer up a prayer to your concept of a "higher power" (especially as a request for help, or an expression of appreciation) without talking?"
As a second koan he might ask:
"What does one listen for when praying, when God does not speak?"
If you immediately come up with answers for these two koans, you will likely not have found answers that will satisfy the Zen master, and you will be asked to ponder these questions once again.
But, if you temporarily render useless your cognitive mode of processing information, I am sure meaningful answers to these two koans will emerge for you!
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I didn't know this, thanks for information.
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But as I said before (press Show All at bottom), this riddle is not a true zen riddle. It's not a koan. It has a specific answer, which can everybody guess, who thinks unconventional way.3851112 - 1
your own mind is your mother of power
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- probably,
but it's not the correct answer
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The mind is the Mother of Power, Grasshopper.
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no, i'm not a mother :)
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mother nature
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It's an other mother.
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hmmmm, perhaps understanding
alas, i am like the rest, seeking yet not finding and therein do i gain knowledge in understanding that i do not know the answer........or do i?
btw...my hard drive was crashed and i was hoping there would be an answer here by now, lol
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the anwser is love. there is nothing more powerful than love
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Love is strong, but not is the answer.
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will is the mother of power.. dont we say: when there is a will, there is a way!?
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- You are on the way too
But the answer is not so simple.
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mayb it PAITENCE??
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perhaps since the monk holds the power in the situation it is his mother or it could be yours destiny because you hold the power in this situation
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The wisdom to use the power, am I right?
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Knowledge is the mother of power
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- You found the way...
to find the answer! But it's still incorrect.
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- Have I found the way?
Truth?
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- There is no truth
truth is out there :)
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thought
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- it could be...
but it's not the one dollar answer
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The point is not what is the "Mother of power", you may already know that. The point is , can you express it with words? Zen teaches about everything and nothing. A compicated question does not need a special answer because you can find the answer next to you, around you , in you.
You can e-mail me your dollar as wish!
Im richer just answering , even its wrong :)
Keep your money , farewell . :)
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- I keep my dollar
I said before, it's not a true Zen riddle, so don't think in Zen :)
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Different cultures and different religions will give different names--everything from Shakti to Kali to Hectate to Mother Earth or Zen Mother. However, if this is a true zen riddle, or koan, the answer is impossible.
Zen riddles are impossible puzzles that cause the person trying to solve them to have deep introspection. It is through the search for the answer that enligtenment/true knowledge is gained. In the quest to find the name for "Mother of Power" you become wiser through all the information you process trying to find the name. Unconventional thinking and intuition is the true meaning and purpose for the koans.
An enlightened response could be anything from the name of the person's own mother to simply the word origin.
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Then I can say it's NOT a 'true' zen riddle, however you need unconventional thinking to find the answer.
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There is a specific answer. But I cannot guarantee you will be enlightened when you find it out :)3851112 - 1
i am a latvian and if write it for them in latvian they will just non-understand the question
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could be a headache my last answer
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- Take a rest
and send it your friends, maybe they know the answer.
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where do you find all these riddles?
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her name is mother of power
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Good tip, but it is not the correct answer.
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Learning and Knowledge is the correct answer. Give me the money please, i'd like them in notes. lol
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- no :)
I mean combine and think forward, not just write after each other :)
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is the Mother of Power.
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is the answer god?
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listening is the answer
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- philie
sorry it's been siad
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i keep my mother and my power in my MEMORIES
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Jesus' mother?
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- yeah, but
she was Jesus' mother, not the knowledge's :)
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I got a friend named "John Power" whose mother is named Helen...who makes excellent meat loaf by the way...
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