Featured Koan: The Land of Demons

A great minister asked, "I've been reading the sutras—what is meant by, 'A fierce wind has blown the ship off course, setting it drifting toward the land of the Rakshasas'?"
The teacher responded, "Why ask something like that?"
The great minister's face went pale with that response.
And the teacher repeated, "A fierce wind has blown the ship off course, setting it drifting toward the land of the Rakshasas!"
The minister understood.

—Entangling Vines Case 42

Passing Through the Land of Demons

Why Can't a Clear-eyed Person Cut the Red Thread? (MK30c)

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KOAN: Songyuan Chongyue’s Three Turning Words:

a. Why can’t the person of great strength lift up her leg?

b. Say something without moving your lips or tongue.

c. Why can’t a clear-eyed person cut the red thread?

– PZI Miscellaneous Koans, Case 30

Misc September 30, 2020

Artwork Installation: Ancestors, Mothers & Muses – The Red Thread

Piper Leigh

Koans

Stone Woman Gives Birth (MK33), Why Can't a Clear-eyed Person Cut the Red Thread? (MK30c)