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Dharma Theme June 9, 2023

Dharma Theme: Adrift

PZI Teachers

Koans
Changsha Wandering in the Mountains (BCR36), Freely I Watch the Tracks of the Flying Birds (MK23b), Jiashan Meets the Boat Monk, Mazu's Make Yourself a Raft, Solitary Boat
Tags
A solitary boat with no oars, adrift, being lost, carried in the dark, lostness, Solitary Boat, synchronicity, trusting in the Dao, unexpected help
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Dharma Theme, Text

The mind is a great artist, ceaselessly creating and assessing problems. The territory of the koan is finding the delicious helplessness of the mind and body, and settling into that—it’s the robe of the moment.

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