@Palafo

Deadline Zen

  • About
  • Posts
  • This Old Book

Zen Quote: Touch your beard

June 24, 2025 by Patrick LaForge

“When you touch your beard with your hand, does your mind have a beard?” — from Kōun Yamada’s commentary on Case 4 of the Gateless Gate (Mumonkan). 

One koan leads to another.

It’s koans all the way down.

June 24, 2025 /Patrick LaForge
  • Newer
  • Older

Powered by Squarespace