Listen "Te-shan Sets Down his Backpack"
Episode Synopsis
Recorded March 16, 2024At the start of this two-day sesshin, Roshi Rafe Jnan Martin delivers the first in a trilogy of teishos on the koans of Te-shan — and the things he carried. Setting down his backpack of brilliant commentaries on the Diamond Sutra, Te-shan personally discovers that even the greatest knowledge is like a drop of water tossed into a vast ravine, compared to realization of his own Mind. Roshi Martin starts with a short review of the koan practice in our combined Diamond Sangha /Kapleau Roshi lineage.Selected references:The Gateless Barrier: The Wu-Men Kuan (Mumonkan), Translated and with a Commentary by Robert Aitken - Case 28 "Lung-t'an (Ryutan) Blows Out a Candle" (also titled "Lung-t'an Renowned Near and Far") The Gateless Barrier: Zen Comments on the Mumonkan, Zenkei ShibiyamaArtwork: Galaxy -- painting by Rafe Martin Books by Roshi Rafe Martin Talks on YouTube More information at endlesspathzen.org
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