The Buddha Ascends the Rostrum

Recorded February 24, 2024.Roshi Rafe Jnan Martin explores Case 92 from the Blue Cliff Record (Hekiganroku).  In this exploration, Roshi Martin points to "where the vast ocean meets the shallows of our actual life." The case:   One day, the World-Honored One ascended to the rostrum. Manjusri struck the table with  the gavel and said, “Contemplate clearly the Dharma of the Dharma-King! The Dharma of the Dharma-King is like this!” Thereupon, the World-Honored One descended from the rostrum.Selected references:From The Gateless Barrier | The Wu-Men Kuan CASE 6: The World-Honored One Twirls a Flower CASE 42: Mañjuśrī and the Young Woman in Samādhi From The Blue Cliff Record | Hekiganroku CASE 67: Fu Daishi Expounds the Sutra CASE 82: Dairyû and the “ Dharma-Body”The Golden Age of Zen by John Wu                  _________________________________________"The teisho of the actual body is the harbor and the weir. This is the most important thing in the world. Its virtue finds its home in the ocean of essential nature. It is beyond explanation."                                                       - from Dogen's ShobogenzoPhotography: Buddha in the EPZ Shrine Room, by Rafe MartinBooks by Roshi Rafe MartinTalks on YouTubeMore information at endlesspathzen.org