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Day: December 3, 2018

December 3, 2018

WHEN YOU MEET A MAN 無門關 三十六

On the road, you
will meet many.
Greet each with a silence
that speaks loudly.

All of the books
of the dharma
are contained in
a single gassho.


A reflection on Case 36 of the Mumonkan (Gateless Gate) Koans
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