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Dongshan’s Jewel Mirror Samadhi

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KOAN:

The teaching of suchness, intimately given by the buddhas and ancestors—
now that it’s yours, keep it well.
A silver bowl filled with snow, a white heron hidden in the moonlight—
Apart, they seem similar; together, they’re different.

—Opening lines in Dongshan’s Song of the Jewel Mirror Samadhi

Audio November 14, 2023

Why Did Bodhidharma … ?

Jesse Cardin

Koans
Bodhidharma and the Buddha-Heart Emperor and the Magical Duke (BCR1)(BS2), Bodhidharma Comes and Goes (MK43), Dongshan's Three Paths, Dongshan’s Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Emperor Wu Questions Bodhidharma (BCR1)(BS2), Longya's Why Bodhidharma Came from the West (BCR20), Mahasattva Fu Explains Things to Emperor Wu (BCR67), Xianglin's Why Bodhidharma Came from the West (BCR17)
Tags
Big questions, Bodhidharma, October 29 2023, Sunday Talks, Sunday Zen, why?
Category
Audio

What is the heart of any big question? We are swimming in a sea of uncertainty and the mind wants to fill in the blanks. Yet our questions are much smaller than what’s on offer, what’s possible as an answer—the whole universe might be doing something through me.

60' 5"
Audio December 9, 2021

Dreams of Awakening: Our Dark Fairytale Dreams Are It Too

Allison Atwill

Koans
Donghan's Five Ranks (2nd), Dongshan’s Jewel Mirror Samadhi
Category
Audio, Excerpt

Allison Atwill tells of a dream, and shares insights on the importance of dreaming dark dreams, our own awakening in that particular form. The universe crafts dreams perfectly—personal fairytales and myths that are just for us, for our own awakenings. An excerpt of the longer Sunday session on December 5, 2021, with John Tarrant & Friends. 7 minutes.

6' 40"