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Koan Summer 9: Where Does the Path Begin?

  • Aug 14, 2025
  • 1 min read

Seido walks with us into the last case in the Mumonkan, Qianfang’s One Way. What does it mean to trust Mumon’s words, “before you have even taken a step you have already arrived”? What happens when we put down our tools and ways of measuring?


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