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Day: April 15, 2019

April 15, 2019

KISO CUTS A SNAKE

Snakes, like coins,
have both head and tail.
If I cut a snake in two,
have I two snakes,
or none at all.
Walk carefully
for the spade
that cuts the snake
can dig an inescapable abyss.


A reflection on case 86 of the Shobogenzo (The True Dharma Eye)
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