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Shikantaza, Tenryu's One Finger
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verbatim transcript, from audio, audio exists, Footnotes restored 11/11/2020.
I want to explain our way-- our way of zazen. Do you know-- you know the famous story of Gutei?1 When Tenryu2 pointed up one finger, Gutei attained enlightenment. And do you-- what do you think [about] this one finger? He [Gutei] attained enlightenment, you know, and said: “I received Tenryu's one finger, and-- which I have been using for-- for my lifetime,” when he became pretty old he said. “What do you think this is?” [Laughs.]
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