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Koan Summer: Mu

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The koan of Mu is the first classic exchange in the tradition. It may sound a little stale until we feel this monk’s desperation: “Does a dog like me have Buddha nature?” Like us, the student is full of uncertainty, despair and self-doubt. We are encouraged to take Joshu’s “No” in with the whole body and mind, to become Mu.


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