Saturday 30 November 2019

378. ZEN REMARKS

378. 'The Sixth Patriarch was pursued by the monk Myo as far as Taiyu Mountain.' Who was the Sixth Patriarch? Who was the monk Myo? Where is Taiyu Mountain? When did this take place? Why was Myo pursuing the Sixth Patriarch? Usually the koan practitioner will be able to answer all these questions. But is this necessary? Does it help?

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