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A Straight Hook Seeks Fish That Turn Away From Life (MK54)

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KOAN:

In ancient times, Jiang Ziya used to fish by hanging a
straight hook without bait three feet above the water. He’d
call out, “Fish, if you’re desperate to live, come on your own
and swallow my hook!”

—PZI Miscellaneous Koans, Case 54

Video July 13, 2023

Summer Sesshin: Fish Feelings

John Tarrant

Koans
A Straight Hook Seeks Fish That Turn Away From Life (MK54), Blue Dragon's Cave (BCR3)
Tags
2023 Summer Sesshin, Duke Zhi, fishing, Great Fish Kun, June 14 2023, mysterious devices, suffering, Zhuangzi
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In sesshin, we are fish moving in and out of the depths. The treasure lies in the realm you do not wish to investigate. If you can face your fear and go there, a great watery tenderness arises as the heart opens.

42' 8"