This Very Heart-Mind is Buddha's

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What is Buddha?
This very heart-mind. – Gateless Gate Gateless Gate, Case 30 Ma Tsu’s

Text July 12, 2020

Class 5 Curriculum Notes: The Bright Gate Koan Types

John Tarrant

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Golden Haired Lion, Snow in a Silver Bowl, Solitary Brightness, This Very Heart-Mind is Buddha's, Your Original Face before Your Parents Were Born, Yunmen's Good Day (BCR6)
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Class 5 Bright Gates. John Tarrant: Winter Proper – These are often the first koans people work with and throw themselves into. 
While they are often used as initial koans, they are not inquiry koans. 

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