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\u00a0 \u00a0Dogen Zenji famously said that to study the buddha way is to study the self. This post concludes a series of translations and commentaries that dig directly into that point. And the koan that is unpacked below points directly to this \u201cI\u201d consciousness (aka, manas or seventh consciousness) that Dogen was referring to.<\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0The above mentioned series, includes the following:<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

How Can You Recuperate From An Illness Caused By Medicine?<\/a><\/p>\n

Messing With Yasutani Roshi: The Verse for Yunmen\u2019s Two Illnesses<\/a><\/p>\n

Messing with Yasutani Roshi Again: Real Happiness and Peace<\/a><\/p>\n

Messing With Yasutani Roshi Again and Again: Don\u2019t Sit Down in the World of Awakening<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u00a0 \u00a0Below you\u2019ll find the pre-koan to \u201cYunmen\u2019s Two Illnesses\u201d and in an attached pdf \u2013 here<\/a> \u2013 because it seems to me that it\u2019d be easier to work with it that way. You\u2019ll also find my commentary included in the pdf at Patreon (open to all) where I give some context for this koan being a \u201cdifficult to pass through\u201d (nanto) koan and highlight some of the key points for students to clarify.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u00a0 \u00a0Hakuin Zenji says about this k\u014dan:<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u00a0 \u00a0\u201cI want you noble ones penetrating Zen\u2019s hidden depths to know that these words of instruction Qi\u00e1nf\u0113ng addresses to his monks are very difficult\u2014 <\/span>difficult in the extreme<\/span>. You should never think otherwise\u2026. Just concentrate yourselves steadily and single mindedly on gnawing your way into Qi\u00e1nf\u0113ng\u2019s words. Suddenly, unexpectedly, your teeth will sink in. Your body will pour with cold sweat. At that instant it will all become clear. You will see the infinite compassion contained in Qi\u00e1nf\u0113ng\u2019s instructions. You will grasp the timeless sublimity of Y\u00fanm\u00e9n\u2019s response.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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To read the full article and download the pdf with a new translation of this case and commentary, click here<\/a>.<\/div>\n

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<\/a>D\u014dsh\u014d Port began practicing Zen in 1977 and now co-teaches with his wife, Tetsugan Zummach Sensei, with Vine of Obstacles Zen<\/a>, an online training group. D\u014dsh\u014d received dharma<\/a> transmission from Dainin Katagiri R\u014dshi and inka sh\u014dmei from James My\u014dun Ford R\u014dshi in the Harada-Yasutani lineage. He is also the author of Keep Me In Your Heart a While: The Haunting Zen of Dainin Katagiri<\/a><\/i>. D\u014dsh\u014d\u2019s translation and commentary on The Record of Empty Hall: One Hundred Classic Koans,<\/em><\/a> was published in 2021 (Shambhala). His\u00a0third book, Going Through the Mystery\u2019s One Hundred Questions<\/em><\/a>, is now available. Click here<\/a> to support the teaching practice of D\u014dsh\u014d R\u014dshi.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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