Sunday, February 8, 2026

Moving Mountains

Koan:

A man asked Ummon, “How do Buddhas appear?” Ummon answered, “The eastern mountain moves along the stream.”
Mountains are mountains—or are they—or aren't they?

It was only recently that I realized that motion, not stillness, is the default.

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Dragon's Gate

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, a...