Taking Up Mind Training
Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi
Zen Mountain Monastery, Mt. Tremper, New York, Sunday 08/02/2026
From the Gateless Gate, Case 11 – Zhao Zhou Examines the Hermits
Koan study can turn our minds inward, showing us where we get stuck in our own habitual tangles and ways of thinking about reality. What is the true nature that ’mind training’ can reveal? Shugen Roshi brings alive the subtle teachings of Zhao Zhou with this question. Through practice, we gain some ground in working with our own minds, therefore finding ways to untangle ourselves and live in true freedom.
