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Turning the light around

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Linji Turns the Light
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Turning the light around

Linji Turns the Light

05 May 2025 7 min read
How Can We Carry the Jewel Close to Our Heart?
Turning the light around

How Can We Carry the Jewel Close to Our Heart?

If you are not clear about this, turn the light around to illuminate, and then you'll know with great relief that the luminous jewel is what you are.
28 Apr 2025 11 min read
Turning the Light Around for a Moment
Turning the light around

Turning the Light Around for a Moment

Last week, I posted a Dogen verse here about turning the light around - an essential instruction for zazen across Zen lineages and across time. Below you'll find another such reference by Letan Hongying (1012-1070), Linji Lineage, Huanglong Branch, nineteenth generation in China, forty-eighth since Buddha. His phrase,
26 Sep 2022 1 min read
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