teishō

The Tay Show is selected and interpreted by Ilana, scribe for Daily Zen.

The title of this Teisho is Readings from Sun Face Buddha, excerpted from Sun Face Buddha, the Teachings of Matsu and the Hung Jo School of Chan.

There was a monk who asked the master, The twelve divisions of the teaching have spread through this land.

The number of those who have obtained the fruits of the way does not stop at one or two.

[outro music] Welcome to the Daily Zen Teisho, a reading of the Daily Zen Journal, which is derived from talks given to students and writings of the ancient masters.

Each Teisho will feature text from a selected volume, followed by commentary.

The Teisho is selected and interpreted by Ilona, scribe for Daily Zen.

The title of this Teisho is The Ryumonji Sermons, The Unborn, Part Three, excerpted from The Unborn, The Life and Teachings of Zen Master Bankei.

[bell] You often hear religious people talking about samsara, or living and dying, being the same as nirvana.

But when they speak about it, they do so from the standpoint of samsara, so in fact it has nothing to do with nirvana.