r/zen is a reddit forum about Zen scholarship, study, and practice.

Reddit Post: https://old.reddit.com/r/zen/comments/10wkbwn/a_tree/

Post Summary:

A monk asked Zhaozhou, "What is the living meaning of [Zen]?" Zhaozhou said, "The cypress tree in the yard."

… don't teach by means of materialism. I'm not. So what is the Zen Master Buddha Dharma? The tree in the front yard.

Zen Teaching: Book of Serenity, the Modern Soto Zen bible, by Zen Master Wansong

Post Cast Overview: The full Case. What Wansong says. What Wumen says. Wumen's poem. What is the tree? Three trees. What's a tree. What's a stick from a tree. What's Zen if Zen Masters don't agree.

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