Featured Koan: The Land of Demons

A great minister asked, "I've been reading the sutras—what is meant by, 'A fierce wind has blown the ship off course, setting it drifting toward the land of the Rakshasas'?"
The teacher responded, "Why ask something like that?"
The great minister's face went pale with that response.
And the teacher repeated, "A fierce wind has blown the ship off course, setting it drifting toward the land of the Rakshasas!"
The minister understood.

—Entangling Vines Case 42

Passing Through the Land of Demons

Misc
December 17, 2017

New Table of Non-Periodic Elements

Corey Hitchcock

Description

After you have died and the elements of your body have separated into earth, water, air and fire, where will you go?

Koans

Doushuai’s Three Barriers (MK73c)

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2016

Corey Hitchcock, “New Table of Non-Periodic Elements,” 2005. Collaboration with PUDC. Digital image for 8.5″ x 11″ print.

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