Rinzai-ji Hō-On Sesshin 2024, 7-16-24 Teishō Entangling Vines Case 72

Teishō by Chigan-kutsu Kyō-On Dokurō, the Abbot of the Zen Staudies Society (NY), given during the 2024 Hō-On Sesshin to commemorate the founder of Rinzai-ji, Denkyō-shitsu Kyōzan Jōshū.
Entangling Vines, Case 72

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The Buddha dwells in the five aggregates but is nowhere to be found.
The preaching of the Buddhas never stops but no one can hear it.