Zen Talking

11-23 A Fist Full of Emptiness


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Reddit Post: https://reddit.com/r/zen/comments/yze4pa/a_few_good_zen_cases/

Post Summary:

A monk asked, "What about it when practice has no end and enquiry has no end?' Zhaozhou said, "Whether there is an end or not, in the eyes of a person of the Way it is like a drop of spit." The monk said, "What is the fact of 'that' [state of mind]?" The master spat on the ground.

Zen Teaching: Recorded Sayings of Zen Master Joshu (Green), Zen Teachings of Huang Po (Blofeld)

Post Cast Overview: What is nothingness? Doubt and Truth. Confidence. Elephants. Transcendental Truth. Spit.

Zen Lineage: www.reddit.com/r/zen/wiki/getstarted

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