Listen "6-5 Zhaozhou's Intellectual"
Episode Synopsis
r/zen is a reddit forum about Zen scholarship, study, and practice. Reddit Post: https://old.reddit.com/r/zen/comments/13wpglm/joshu_and_intellect/ Post Summary: A monk asked, "Usually when there are questions and answers, the intellect is involved. Without being involved with intellect, how will you respond?" The master said, "Ask a question. "The monk said, "Please say something. "The master said, "Don't bring good and bad here." Zen Teaching: Green trans. Recorded Sayings of Zen Master Joshu Post Cast Overview: What is happening in this Case? Is "good-and-bad" a reference to Huineng's Mountain Pass teaching. Where can you insert yourself into the Case. What if you can't think. Are Zen Masters satisfied with their own answers. Why doesn't the monk ask another question? What is intellect? Zen Lineage: www.reddit.com/r/zen/wiki/getstarted
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