Matthew Kozan Palevsky: This Very Mind is Buddha

Published: Feb. 1, 2021, noon

In this week’s Dharma Talk, Hoshi Matthew Kozan Palevsky continues the Practice Period theme of Koan practice by looking at case 30, This Very Mind is Buddha. What does Mao-tsu mean when he says he teaches this ‘…to stop babies from crying.’?  Why does he teach ‘…this very mind is buddha.’, but three cases later teaches, ‘… […]