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Day: May 16, 2022

May 16, 2022

KISO CUTS A SNAKE 正法眼蔵 四十三

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 43 of Dogen’s Shobogenzo Koans (True Dharma Eye)

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