Robert Aitken Roshi – Wu-Men Kuan Case 38 – The Buffalo Passes through the Window




Sydney Zen Centre Dharma Talks and Teishos show

Summary: Teisho given by Robert Aitken Roshi on October 26 1986. “It is like a water buffalo passing through a window. Its head, horns, and four legs all pass through. Why can’t its tail pass through too?” Wu men’s Verse: Passing through, Falling in a ditch. Turning back, All is lost. This tiny little tail, What a wonderful thing it is.