Wed Nes Day

The cartoon refers to a story in the zen tradition, where the students ask, what is the nature of the moon?
The master points to the moon; the students think, oh, the moon is a finger!
The story sounds a little odd, but the underlying point is valid.
On a related note, John Punshon's discussion of the difference between Evangelical Friends and the Wesleyan Holiness movement reminds me of the difference between Rinzai and Soto zen...