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Dragon's Gate II
Koan: Master Ungo once was at Ryumon (Dragon’s gate) temple. One day a monk was bitten in his leg by a snake. Butsugen, one of the monks, as...
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I heard these sentiments in some recent health care discussions: •Everyone has the right to healthcare. •America is way behind other countri...
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Last week I mentioned a few moral dilemmas. One was the bystander who could save five lives by throwing one man onto some tracks. I rememb...
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Rhinoceros Fan (an infamous koan) One day Yanguan called to his attendant, "Bring me the rhinoceros fan." The attendant said, ...
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You thought that he’d be “alright on a skateboard; you (thought that) you were wrong. But you weren’t. The “skateboard of life” can teach us many things, how to fall…and sometimes how to live. The “skateboard” can be used as a metaphor for many things, a bruised knee, a bruised ego, or a means to escape if and when needed.
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