The Barber of Seville

There once was a barber who lived in Seville. He was a paradox of a man. Every time a customer would come in for a haircut, he would have to shave off their face, only to have to go to the barber shop next door to have their face put back on.

This paradox of identity led many to question the nature of reality. Was the customer still the same person after being shaved?

Read more about the identity crisis that ensued

The barber's shop became a place of pilgrimage for the confused and the bewildered.

Learn how the Zen masters of the time sought to resolve the paradox.