The Oak Tree in the Garden
Karin Ryuku Kempe on case 37 of the Gateless Barrier, Chao-chou’s “Oak tree in the garden.”
Your Own Light
Karin Ryuku Kempe on case 86 in the Blue Cliff Record, Yunmen’s “Everyone Has Their Own Light.”
Embodying the Way
Karin Ryuku Kempe on the fourth of the Four Vows: “Buddha’s Way is unsurpassed; I vow to embody it fully.”
The Light of the Morning Star
Karin Ryuku Kempe on the first of the Four Vows, “The many beings are numberless; I vow to save them.”
Karin Ryuku Kempe on Mu
Karin Roshi takes up case 1 in The Gateless Barrier, Chao-chou’s Mu.