Episode 278: THZ 278 - Each Stitch Like the Earth Exploding

 Case 93 of Dogen's Mana Shobogenzo (Koun Franz; May 7, 2024):  Shenshan was sewing when Dongshan said, “What are you doing?” Shenshan said, “I am sewing.” Dongshan said, “What is sewing?” Shenshan said, “Each stitch follows the other.” Dongshan said, “If my companion of twenty years says so, I guess there is a point.” Shenshan said, “What would you say, Elder?” Dongshan said, “Each stitch is like the earth exploding."  —from The True Dharma Eye: Zen Master Dogen’s Three Hundred Koans, by John Daido Loori and Kazuaki Tanahashi  You can support Thousand Harbours Zen and learn more about our practice by visiting thousandharbourszen.com; talks are also available on the Thousand Harbours Zen YouTube channel.  Post-production by Tod Nyokai.