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Why do you ask
your teacher
if a dog has
Buddha nature?
Even the cat thinks
that is a foolish question.

A reflection on Case 1 of the Mumonkan (The Gateless Gate)

A NOTE TO MY SUBSCRIBERS/READERS

I began this daily blog on March 26, 2016. Since that date I have made over 3,300 posts (trying very hard not to be repetitive). With a new collection of poetry and short prose from Plain View Press entitled “Free of the Shadow,” now released, I will be dialing back this blog beginning on April 15 (I know, taxing myself less on Tax day seems a bit ironic) to three posts per week. The format will remain the same.