How Do You Cross a Stream? (Record of Dongshan)
KOAN:
Shenshan was crossing a river with his dharma brother Dongshan. Dongshan said, “Don’t make a mistake with your steps and slip into the current.”
Shenshan said, “If I make a mistake with my steps, then I won’t live to cross the river.”
Dongshan said, “What is the state without mistakes?”
Shenshan said, “Now I’m crossing the river with the Ancestor.”
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July 29, 2022
Forms of Awakening
Kensho is a real thing—and you can’t pin it down. Awakening takes many and varied forms. Long to really understand reality, and have the joy of that. From a talk given during Summer Sesshin on June 17, 2022. 12 minutes.
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January 20, 2018
Every Action is a Dharmic Action
David Weinstein gives a talk at the 2017 Summer sesshin. Morning of July 17, 2017.