Episode 17: Into the Blue Dragon’s Cave
By John Tarrant
Today, Roshi John Tarrant takes listeners on a vivid imaginal journey into the depths of the Blue Dragon’s cave of wisdom.
“For twenty years, I’ve struggled fiercely. How many times have I gone down into the Blue Dagon’s cave for you?” This great question appears in Case 3 of The Blue Cliff Record, the canonical Zen Buddhist koan collection.
Tarrant offers context for the power of the Zen koan tradition, describing how great images tap hidden reserves of the mind and open doors to awakening.
If you’ve ever wished to ask questions of the source of wisdom itself, this talk is for you.
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We have to submit ourselves to the current of life and be at ease.
— John Tarrant
Show notes:
- What are we doing when we meditate in the Zen Buddhist tradition
- How Zen koans help us relish everything that comes to us
- What are the perks of Zen Buddhist meditation
- How was the experience of leading an online retreat for the first time
- What is possible when we do nothing
It is none of your business what your mind is doing.
— John Tarrant
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It is nice to know that there is somewhere that holds our whole lives and the totality of things.
— John Tarrant