r/zen is a reddit forum about Zen scholarship, study, and practice. Summary: Deshan [duh SHAN] had a candle. Longtan blew it out. Enlightenment happened. What's that about? Who even needs a candle in the country? Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/zen/comments/vecvzp/gateless_gate_28_ryutans_candle/

r/zen is a reddit forum about Zen scholarship, study, and practice. Summary: Deshan [duh SHAN] had a candle. Longtan blew it out. Enlightenment happened. What's that about? Who even needs a candle in the country? Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/zen/comments/vecvzp/gateless_gate_28_ryutans_candle/

Word Girl's Candle

Zen is a tradition from India that passed into China.  Zen culture is based on the Five Lay Precepts,  the Four Statements of Zen, and Zen's only practice: Public Interview, which is where we get Zen koans.

This podcast covers topics like: What does that koan mean?  How is Zen different from Buddhism/Christianity/Zazen?  Why isn't Zen a philosophy?  What do Zen Masters say that is applicable to modern life?  What does it mean to have a community/sangha?

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Zen is a tradition from India that passed into China. Zen culture is based on the Five Lay Precepts, the Four Statements of Zen, and Zen's only practice: Public Interview, which is where we get Zen koans. This podcast covers topics like: What does that koan mean? How is Zen different from Buddhism/Christianity/Zazen? Why isn't Zen a philosophy? What do Zen Masters say that is applicable to modern life? What does it mean to have a community/sangha?

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