Milarepa, Drinking the Mountain Stream
Practice Meetings
Tuesday Feb 5, 8:30am
Friday Feb 8, 7:00pm
This Week’s Reading
Thich Nhat Hanh, Old Path While Cloud, Chapter 29, “Dependent Co-Arising”.
This Week’s Koan
Gateless Gate #6: “Buddha Holds Up A Flower“
When Buddha was in Grdhrakuta mountain he turned a flower in his fingers and held in before his listeners. Every one was silent. Only Maha-Kashapa smiled at this revelation, although he tried to control the lines of his face.
Buddha said:
“I have the eye of the true teaching, the heart of Nirvana, the true aspect of non-form, and the ineffable stride of Dharma. It is not expressed by words, but especially transmitted beyond teaching. This teaching I have given to Maha-Kashapa.’
Mumon’s Comment:
At the turning of a flower His diguise was exposed. No one is heaven or earth can surpass Maha-Kashapa’s wrinkled face.