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The Great Koan NO (GG1) (BS18)

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KOAN:

Someone asked Zhaozhou, “Does a dog have Buddha nature or not?”
Zhaozhou said, “No.”

—Gateless Gate, Case 1, & Book of Serenity, Case 18

Text August 13, 2021

Enter Here, Step Through

John Tarrant

Koans
Peach Blossoms (MK37) (EV8), Taking Part in the Gathering, The Great Koan NO (GG1) (BS18)
Tags
awakening, brightness, demons, here, January, primal darkness, stopping, valley spirit, Winter Sesshin 2018, working with koans
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Text, Transcript

Day two of 2018 Winter Sesshin. John Tarrant introduces the great koan “No,” a gift from the ancestors. The gift is what happens when we hang out with the koan. “No” as the purest gate. When we step through, we find out we’re here! It’s not personal, you’re harmonizing with the universe. Transcript from a recording on January 17, 2018.

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