How do you answer if you are asked, what is the meaning of Bodhidharma coming from the west, by someone in a dream? If you cannot answer it the teachings of the Buddha are worthless.
How simple am I willing to let it be?
I'm just dreaming!!!
Saturday, February 21, 2026
In a Dream #1
Koan:
How do you answer if you are asked, what is the meaning of Bodhidharma coming from the west, by someone in a dream? If you cannot answer it the teachings of the Buddha are worthless.
Norman Fischer's Lojong slogan, “See everything as a dream,” might have helped me here. When I drift off, it is always uncomfortable to be asked, “Where are you right now?” And then there is the boundless “now” that began before my parents were born and never ends.
How simple am I willing to let it be?
I'm just dreaming!!!
How do you answer if you are asked, what is the meaning of Bodhidharma coming from the west, by someone in a dream? If you cannot answer it the teachings of the Buddha are worthless.
How simple am I willing to let it be?
I'm just dreaming!!!
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