Koan

Vast emptiness nothing holy

The emperor asked Bodhidharma, "What is the highest meaning of the holy truths?" Bodhidharma said, "Vast emptiness, nothing holy." "Who is standing in front of me?" "I don't know."

Blue Cliff Record, case 1

How to sit with it

Even about himself, Bodhidharma said "I don't know." Can you rest in that for a minute?

Read it once more, slowly. Then sit for two minutes and let it stay in the background. There is nothing to solve. New to this? Read what a koan is.

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