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Episode 281: THZ - 281 Hands and Eyes

Episode 281: THZ - 281 Hands and Eyes13 jul19 min

Case #105 of Dōgen’s Mana Shobogenzo (Koun Franz; June 18, 2024):Yunyan asked Daowu, “How does the Bodhisattva of Great Compassion [Avalokiteśvara] use so many hands and eyes?”Daowu said, “It’s just like a person in the middle of the night reaching back in search of a pillow.”—from The True Dharma Eye: Zen Master Dogen’s Three Hundred Koans, by John Daido Loori and Kazuaki TanahashiYou 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.