Yunyan Asks Daowu About Hands and Eyes (BCR89)
KOAN:
Yunyan asked Daowu, “How does the bodhisattva of great compassion use all those hands
and eyes?”
Daowu answered, “It’s like feeling behind you for a pillow in the middle of the night.”
“I understand.”
“What do you understand?”
“The whole body is hands and eyes.”
“That’s very well expressed, but it only says 80%.”
“What would you say, older brother?”
“All through the body are hands and eyes.”
– Blue Cliff Record, Case 89
Hands & Eyes – Book of Serenity
John Tarrant recorded at Fall Sesshin – Hands & Eyes -The Elegant Path of the Book of Serenity
Hands and Eyes
Allison Atwill, “Hands and Eyes,” 2008. Acrylic on birch panel with gold leaf, 18″ x 24″.
Hands & Eyes
Allison Atwill gives a talk during Summer retreat: July 18, 2014.
A Thousand Hands and Eyes
John Tarrant gives a dharma talk on the Bodhisattva of Compassion who has a thousand arms and hands with an eye in each palm. October 17, 2012.