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Zhaozhou Can't Explain (BCR 58)
KOAN:
A student said to Zhaozhou, “You always say that the Great Way is not difficult if you just don’t pick and choose.”
And Zhaozhou said, “You’re not the first person to ask me that. The truth is I haven’t found a better way to say it.”
Commentary: Yuanwu says, “Zhaozhou didn’t use shouts the way some people did.”
—Blue Cliff Record Case 58 (transl. John Tarrant & Joan Sutherland)
Summer Sesshin: Shitou’s Teachers
David tells the story of Jiashan’s awakening, after being sent by Daowu to find the Boat Monk. David also guides a revealing exercise in picking and choosing. Complete talk given in Summer Sesshin, June 16, 2022. 37 minutes.
A Blue Cliff Record Journey of Not Picking & Choosing
You are a stowaway in a wild koan journey of picking & choosing, told by John Tarrant. He recounts the adventures, awakenings and conversations of the great teachers that were gathered at the Blue Cliff with Yuanwu.