Featured Koan: The Land of Demons

A great minister asked, "I've been reading the sutras—what is meant by, 'A fierce wind has blown the ship off course, setting it drifting toward the land of the Rakshasas'?"
The teacher responded, "Why ask something like that?"
The great minister's face went pale with that response.
And the teacher repeated, "A fierce wind has blown the ship off course, setting it drifting toward the land of the Rakshasas!"
The minister understood.

—Entangling Vines Case 42

Passing Through the Land of Demons

Dogs at Midnight (MK4)

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KOAN:

Stop the dogs barking at midnight.

—PZI Miscellaneous Koans, Case 4

Audio March 30, 2020

Stop the Dogs Barking at Midnight!

Allison Atwill

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Dogs at Midnight (MK4)