Shundo David Haye – Zen Priest

‘For [following] the family style of relying on grasses, and the mind of grasping trees, the best practice place is the monastery. One rap on the sitting platform and three hits on the drum expound and transmit the subtle, wondrous sounds of the Tathagata. At this very time, what do you Koshoji students say? (Dogen’s Extensive Record, talk 1)

I am not sure if we will get to address this first talk in the Eihei Koroku in the class this morning, but it is on my list of things to discuss.