Valerie Forstman: Zen’s Subverting Impulse: Overturning the One
Koans
Teshin Sweger: Am I too old to realize my true nature?
Teshin Sweger invites us to consider a koan that is not in any of the koan collections. He asks us to consider the koan of our aging. In practice he
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Carmen Afable: Breathing Mu
Zen teacher Carmen Afable grounds her teisho in Shoyoroku case #93: Roso Does Not Understand. After reading the case, Carmen reminds us that we are the treasure and pearl of
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Valerie interviews scholar David Hinton
Valerie interviews scholar and author David Hinton about his new book, “The Blue Cliff Record.” David speaks about several fascinating topics, for example “absence” and “presence.” Absence, David says, is
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Carolyn Seburn: The Barbarian Has No Beard
In this teisho, Carolyn takes us through case 4 of the Mumonkan or Gateless Gate. The case is simply stated: Wakuan said, “Why has the western barbarian no beard?” The
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