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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