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Dharma Theme August 2, 2023

Dharma Theme: Sickness and Medicine

PZI Teachers

Koans
Dongshan Sick (BS94), Yunmen’s Medicine and Sickness Cure Each Other (BCR87)
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body, chronic pain, Dongshan, sickness and medicine, surprises, transformation, unexpected help, Yunmen
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Usually, casually, I think of myself as being well. When I am sick, wellness is the me I imagine I’ll get back to. I can’t always be sure what is healing and what is the opposite.

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Text August 14, 2020

Spirit of Love, Joy & Play in Koans

John Tarrant

Koans
Bodhidharma's Vast Emptiness (BCR1)(BS2), Emperor Wu Questions Bodhidharma (BCR1)(BS2), Rhinoceros Fan BCR91)(BS25), Yunmen’s Medicine and Sickness Cure Each Other (BCR87)
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2014 Summer Sesshin, Blue Cliff Record, Bodhidharma, embodying koans, play, rhinoceros, sickness and medicine, what am I?, Yunmen
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Value a sort of play and see if you can break the koan—the koan will be amused. And see it and let it into your heart, and see what comes, or follow it around, or have it follow you. And finally you’ll realize, “Oh, I’m here. I’m free.”

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