EPISODE · Apr 15, 2018 · 22 MIN
Why Did Master Rinzai Slap Jo?
from A. Jesse Jiryu Davis's dharma talks
In the Blue Cliff Record, Case 32, a monk named Jo asks Master Rinzai, "What is the essence of Buddhism?" In response, Rinzai grabs the monk and slaps him. Why? In this talk I explain what all this hitting and slapping is about in Zen. There's a lesson in this story, about sustaining our own meditation practice over the long haul.
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