Pursuing the Fragrant Grasses
Karin Ryuku Kempe on case 36 in The Blue Cliff Record, “Ch’ang Sha Wandering in the Mountains”
Who Is This?
Bassui wrote, “In the trees fish play, in the deep sea birds are flying.”
Who Is That Other?
Karin Ryuku Kempe on case 45 in the Gateless Barrier, Wu-tsu’s “Who is that other?”
Awakening
Karin Ryuku Kempe on part four of the Buddha’s journey (leaving home, searching, settling and awakening).
Searching
Karin Ryuku Kempe on part two of the four-part Buddha’s journey (leaving home, searching, settling, and awakening).