In this rich and compelling teisho, Ruben starts with the question, “What is Zen Practice?” He broadens this, somewhat playfully, to “What’s it all about?” The koan he uses is Case #38 “A Cow Passes Through a Window” from the Mumonkan or The Gateless Gate, The cow or ox stands for our Original Nature, and the koan gives us a way of understanding our precarious human condition and how Zen practice leads us on a journey of awakening.
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