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Blue Cliff Record 62, Unmon’s Single Treasure

April 9, 2015

Episode Description: As the winter solstice descends, Henry Shukman explores Unmon’s Single Treasure, Case 62 of the Blue Cliff Record. This puzzling koan helps us turn our habitual views upside down. Roshi Henry describes the great invitation of Zen which is to abandon our cherished opinions and find the single jewel that makes the “one true fact” apparent. Henry talks about Christmas, the death penalty and his encounter with a Navy Seal in this elucidation of Unmon’s Single Jewel.

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Image Credit: Frozen by Noah, CC BY 2.0
Featured Image Credit: Tree of Truth, by Hartwig HKD, CC BY-ND 2.0.

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