If you have ice cream I will give you some; If you have no ice cream I will take it away from you! So What is it?

Time for some Zen. A main component of Zen is the practice of Zazen, which in simplistic terms is meditating. Zen monks often meditate on Koans (spelled "cone") which are seemingly non sensical questions or statements. The purpose of these koans is used to open the mind of the practitioner so as to facilitate enlightenment.

Here is an often told koan:

Once a student wished to become a Zen monk. So he went to a Zen master to request him to take him as disciple. The Zen master said "You are too young, so come later." But the student insisted on joining him. So the Zen master asked him the following Koan:

"You can hear the sound of two hands when they clap together," said the Master. "Now show me the sound of one hand"

Now i could tell you the answer the student told. But then there is no correct answer to any koan. Its upto each one to find his own answer.

I can tell my own version though. Once upon a time the Zen Dude asked one of his Girlfriends the same question; "You can hear the sound of two hands when they clap together," "Now show me the sound of one hand!"

The Girlfriend hesitated for a moment; and then her eyes twinkling came near the Zen dude, Slapped him and went away.

Has a Girl friend Zen-nature?
This is the most serious question of all.
If you say yes or no,
You lose your own Girl friend!

And the answer to the title is "Icecream Koan!"