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What does it mean to work on a koan?

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Hi!

I'm reading the Lectures on The Ten Oxherding Pictures right now and the term "working on a koan" is often used, as in : "You will achieve nothing if you work on your koan only when you happen to think of it."

What does it mean to work on a koan?

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