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Yunmen Says Something in Response (BCR14)

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KOAN:

A student asked Yunmen, “What is the teaching that lasts a lifetime?”
Yunmen said, “Say something in response.”

—Blue Cliff Record Case 14 (transl. by John Tarrant & Joan Sutherland)

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Dharma Theme September 11, 2020

Dharma Theme: Your Light

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Koans
Yunmen Reveals the Golden Wind (BCR27), Yunmen Says Something in Response (BCR14), Yunmen's Light (BCR86), Yunmen's One Treasure (BCR62), Yunyan's Talking to a Rock
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Dharma Theme, Hanging Lanterns at the Gates of the Autumn Temple, lamplight, what is your light?
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Dharma Theme, Text

PZI Dharma Theme: “Your Light.” In Zen, one lamp lights another but is never extinguished. We want these themed selections to work that way, as you explore the KALPA. A Dharma Theme? It’s a gathering, a curation of events from our vast KALPA library, based in a theme that is current in our online sessions and practice. We’re offering a compilation of various types of files: transcript, audio, art, music, and video—all from PZI teachers.

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