Yunmen's Golden-haired Lion (BCR39)
KOAN:
A student asked Yunmen, “What is the pure and everlasting body of reality?”
Yunmen said, “A fence of flowers and healing herbs.”
The student asked, “What’s it like when I reach there?”
Yunmen said, “Golden-haired lion!”
—The Blue Cliff Record, Case 39
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June 29, 2021