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April 26: What Is This Light That Everybody Has? – Deep Sit Sunday Zen with John Tarrant & Tess Beasley
May 7–10: Say A True Word & I Will Stay The Night – Open Mind Retreat with John Tarrant, Tess Beasley, & Allison Atwill
June 8–14: Dragons & Tigers, Oh My! – Our Great Summer Sesshin with John Tarrant & PZI Teachers
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TUESDAY ZEN with David Weinstein: A Fierce Wind
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The minister Yu Di asked Xi Yu Daotang about a line in the scripture. “What is meant by, ‘A fierce winds blew the ship off course and set it drifting toward the land of the flesh-eating demons?’”
The master replied, “Minister, why are you so ignorant? Why are you asking about that?” The minister’s face turned white.
The master said, “A fierce wind blew them off course and set them adrift toward the land of the flesh-eating demons.” The minister understood.
— Entangling Vines Case 39
With pirates in control of the morning meditation, I found myself asking what koan is alive for me during this time—this one about the fierce wind blowing the ship off course.
The scripture referred to in the koan is the Lotus Sutra, and I went to the Lotus Sutra to see what I could see. I saw that the next line in the sutra is,
But if even only one person can remember the name of the bodhisattva of compassion, all are saved.
It’s interesting that the line about “all are saved” was left out of the koan. I suppose the minister left it out! The quote he brought to the teacher did not include that line. That’s interesting. How we can be looking at how all can be saved and not see it?
Freshly back from a couple of weeks in Japan—which were great—it’s not about the way I felt blown off course by a fierce wind and set adrift towards the land of the flesh-eating demons. Rather, it’s about the way I remembered the name of the bodhisattva of compassion. I will share more about that on Tuesday.
—David Weinstein
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David Weinstein Roshi, Director of Rockridge Meditation Community
