The Dog chases the Ball, the Tiger bites the Thrower!
Zen Koan – Hekiganroku – No. 80 – Zen Master Joshu “A Newborn Baby”
The Case
A monk asked zen master Joshu, "Does a newborn baby possess the six senses or not?" Joshu said, "It is like throwing a ball into the rapids." The monk later asked Tosu, "What is the meaning of throwing a ball into the rapids'?" Tosu said, "Thought after thought without ceasing."
Verse
The question: the six senses. Purposeless. Well acquainted with it, the masters. A ball is thrown into the rapids, do you know where it is carried?
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The balancing act between monastery operations and family life is not always easy to master. The Honora Zen Monastery and Zen Master Reding are looking for a new home in which both are more spatially feasible. Such as a former hotel, monastery, farmhouses or similar properties.