I also get this little koan: A robin is not a bird. It is a robin.” “I know it is a robin,” answered the boy. “I am only telling you what it is. It is a robin

I also get this little koan: A robin is not a bird. It is a robin.” “I know it is a robin,” answered the boy. “I am only telling you what it is. It is a robin.” “And what is a robin?” asked the old man. “A robin is a robin,” said the boy. “Then a robin is a robin?” said the old man. “It is,” said the boy. “And what is a robin?” asked the old man. “It is a robin,” said the boy. “Then a robin is a robin,” said the old man. “But if it is a robin, it is not a bird.”