Nietzsche's quote of the day

Can an ass be tragic? To perish under a burden one can neither bear nor throw off? The case of the philosopher. If we have our own why in life, we shall get along with almost any how.

Mumonkan, The First Koan: If you really want to pass this barrier, you should feel like drinking a hot iron ball that you can neither swallor nor spit out. Then your previous lesser knowledge disappears.