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Day: October 18, 2021

October 18, 2021

SANSHO’S GOLDEN FISH 正法眼蔵 語十二

Ask a question,
if you get no response
is the question good
or is it foolish,
is the teacher fooled,
or simply too busy to answer.
Be careful or you
will be trapped
deep within the net.

A reflection on Case 52 of the Shobogenzo (Dogen’s True Dharma Eye)

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