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Dharmatalk: Case 78, Book of Equanimity: Unmon’s “Rice Cake”

January 31, 2019

“… Everything is a treasure …”

flowers butterfly everything treasure

Description: Koans are anecdotes from the lives of enlightened masters. The focus of this talk is a koan that conveys the mind of Master Unmon. In Case 78, a monk asks Unmon what it means to “go beyond Buddha and the ancestors” — a quote that the monk has read. Unmon responds simply: “Rice cake.” The talk explores the meaning of the monk’s question, and the dynamic power of Unmon’s curt yet all-encompassing response.

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