Ruyian's Calls to Himself (GG12)
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November 15, 2017
Five Reasons
“I was diagnosed with prostate cancer at the beginning of November and here is what I’ve noticed.” February 21, 2006.
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