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I gave this talk at our Full Moon Zen sunrise sit on October 21, 2026. I recording follows the text.
This is Case 16 in The Gateless Gate:
Yün-men said, “See how vast and wide the world is! Why do you put on your seven-piece robe at the sound of the bell?”
Why? Why?
Here we are: first thing in the morning, lig...
I gave this talk at our Full Moon Zen sit on Thursday, October 1, 2026. A recording follows the text.
Zen Master Boache of Mount Magu was waving a fan. A monk approached him and asked, “The nature of wind is ever present, and permeates everywhere. Why are you waving a fan?”
The master said, “You know only that the wind’s na...