EPISODE · Feb 21, 2026 · 34 MIN
Finding Your Buddha Smile - Part 6: Te-shan Carries His Lunch Bowls: The Last Word
from Endless Path Zendo | Roshi Rafe Martin
Recorded February 21, 2026 When you realize the first word You understand the last word; The first word or the last word— “It” is not a word.If it’s not a word, what is it? If it is a word, how might you say it?Sequenced in their proper chronological order, the three Te-shan koans give us a nutshell view of Zen as a journey from brash immaturity to subtle maturity. But what is maturity? And what is this wise last word that changes everything and makes even someone as gifted as that person of genius, Yen t’ou, get up and laugh and clap his hands for joy? What is it really all about?Referenced:Selected Poems of Su Tung-p'o -- Translated from the Chinese by Burton WatsonFinding Your Buddha Smile: Coming Home to What Zen Is Really All About, by Rafe Martin. Available from Amazon , Sumeru Books, and Barnes & Noble Online.Photo -- Buddha at Lung-Men Cave Grottoes, China by Rafe MartinBooks by Roshi Rafe MartinTalks on YouTubeMore information at endlesspathzen.org
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Recorded February 21, 2026 When you realize the first word You understand the last word; The first word or the last word— “It” is not a word. If it’s not a word, what is it? If it is a word, how might you say it? Sequenced in their proper chronological order, the three Te-shan koans give us a nutshell view of Zen as a journey from brash immaturity to subtle maturity. But what is maturity? And what is this wise...
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Finding Your Buddha Smile - Part 6: Te-shan Carries His Lunch Bowls: The Last Word
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