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The Buddha-Heart Emperor and the Magical Duke (BCR1)(BS2)

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KOAN:

Emperor Wu asked the great teacher Bodhidharma, “What is the first principle of the holy teaching?”
Bodhidharma said, “Vast emptiness, nothing holy.”
“Who are you, standing here in front of me?” asked the emperor.
“I don’t know,” said Bodhidharma.
The emperor didn’t understand.

—Blue Cliff Record Case 1, & Book of Serenity Case 2

Audio June 8, 2021

Dragons of the Blue Cliff Retreat – Part 2: Hands & Eyes

John Tarrant

Koans
Baling’s Blown Hair Sword (MK74c) (BCR100), The Buddha-Heart Emperor and the Magical Duke (BCR1)(BS2), Yunyan Asks Daowu About Hands and Eyes (BCR89)
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Bodhidharma, compassion, Daowu, Guanyin, Hakuin, Miscellaneous Koan, mystery, Yunyan
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Audio, Excerpt

How does the bodhisattva of compassion use all those hands and eyes? How do I express Guanyin? How is Guanyin showing up in my life? John Tarrant’s afternoon meditation & talk, Part 2 of this two-session Dragons of the Blue Cliff 1-Day Retreat. In the PZI Digital Temple, as recorded June 6, 2021.

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