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Koan Summer—Kyogen Is Up in a Tree

Aug 6
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Case 5 from the Mumonkan offers a corrective to those of us who’d prefer to hang out on the cozy cushion of samadhi, saying nothing. With its two equally untenable opposites, we’re invited to let go of ordinary speech that deflects, hides, or performs and open to the unknown. Trust in the fall.


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