What’s Ordinary?
Danica Shoan Ankele, Sensei
Zen Mountain Monastery, Mt Tremper, New York, Friday 11/21/2025
From Master Wu-men’s Gateless Gate, Case 19 – Nan-sh’uan: “Ordinary Mind Is the Tao”
How do we know what is ultimately true? In this koan from the Mumonkan, Shoan Sensei delves into the ordinariness of profound truth that is everywhere; its depth and benefits within reach. And yet there is still practice and investigation that must be engaged to feel into the distinction.
