Please go to my new blog site for this post at www.judithragir.org
https://www.judithragir.org/2017/02/the-withered-tree-koan-or-the-old-women-burns-down-the-hermitage/
This post continues with a series of blogs about our precept of "Don't misuse sexuality."
The exploration in this koan asks the question: Is our sex life like a withered tree or does it bring us closer to an appreciation of life and compassion for others?