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Into the Blue Dragon's Cave [EP 17]
Description
Today, Roshi John Tarrant takes listeners on a vivid imaginal journey into the depths of the Blue Dragon's cave of wisdom.
"For twenty years, I've struggled fiercely. How many times have I gone down into the Blue Dagon's cave for you?" This great question appears in Case 3 of The Blue Cliff Record, the canonical Zen Buddhism koan collection.
Tarrant offers context for the power of the Zen koan tradition, describing how the great images tap hidden reserves of the mind and open doors to awakening.
If you've ever wished to ask questions to the source of wisdom itself, this talk is for you.
"We have to submit ourselves to the current of life and be at ease." - John Tarrant.
Learn more about this episode of Meeting the Inconceivable at https://www.pacificzen.org/17
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