2023-08-22 Helpful Guidance on Koan Work
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Chan teacher Guo Gu explores how koans (gong'ans in Chinese) are not meant to be solved by us, but rather they can dis-solve our self preoccupations and cherished opinions.
Source(s): Passing Through the Gateless Barrier: Koan Practice for Real Life by Guo Gu Shambhala 2016
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