Preface by Mumon from Aitken Roshi.

Two ways in which the word mind is used: the thinking mind and original mind or ordinary mind unconditioned awareness or just this (suchness). There is no barrier we are already here. The Zen knowing is not conceptual knowing or knowing how to fix something.

The great way has no gate

A thousand roads enter it

There is no path in the sense of getting somewhere.

What are the barriers which prevent from realising the way in each moment?The barriers of the “family treasures”, what we want to possess or hang onto. Or, the “could haves” or “should haves”. Endless decisions that we can make big problems out of.

Just let go of right and wrong – maybe there is no such thing as a mistake.