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Case 12 of Mumonkan for a few weeks now. Feel it is a very strong practice on and off the cushion. For the first time I have the slightest idea what I am doing. I simply have no idea. This hasn't been a problem. In fact it is a place I truly enjoy being. Zero idea. Anything to watch out for?

June 12, 2012, 12:40 pmThere is no meaning in just enjoying this. The koans are about life and death. It is like you are sitting on a sofa, eating soft ice cream, and watching a crime on TV saying: "oh, how terrible this is." This is the truth of a child.

Case 12 of Mumonkan for a few weeks now. Feel it is a very strong practice on and off the cushion. For the first time I have the slightest idea what I am doing. I simply have no idea. This hasn't been a problem. In fact it is a place I truly enjoy being. Zero idea. Anything to watch out for?

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