Valerie takes up another of Haryo’s turning words in this teisho. A monk asks Haryo, “What is the Way?” Haryo answers, “A clearly enlightened monk falls into a well.” This falling is with eyes wide open, clearly seeing while stepping willingly into the unknown. Weaving a rich offering which includes the “Verse of Purification” from the Flower Ornament Sutra and quotes spanning the history of Zen from Dogen to Katagiria Roshi, Valerie leads us along a path strewn with the flowers of the boundless heart.
