Getting Started with the Mu Koan - Dharmakaya Koans

Dharmakaya Koans - Mu, the Sound of One Hand Clapping, What Is Your Original Face Before Your Parents Were Born
This is an excerpt of a Dharma talk Stephen gave to his Demystifying Awakening Mentoring Group - Oct 14, 2023.
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[@lasnadas]

Mis más profundos agradecimientos, sensei, despierta usted almas en la distancia

[@vioricadoina]

Thank you so much sensei for your clear explanation of how to work with the koan mo.
I have a question if i may.
If we repeat continuously "mu" on the out breath, doesn't become a mantra?
What would be the difference between koan and mantra?
Thank you again for your sharing!🙏

[@stephensnyderdharma]

@vioricadoina We hold Mu as a mantra until it rests on the tip of our breath. Then we drop the mantra aspect staying intimate with Mu always.

[@just_me_melanie]

there are two ads in the middle of the meditation :(

[@stephensnyderdharma]

@just_me_melanie Apologies. That is very frustrating. This channel isn't monetized and those ads are completely controlled by TH-cam. Once the channel grows enough to hit certain TH-cam benchmarks, then TH-cam unlocks features that will give us more control over reducing/eliminating some of the ads. Hopefully this will happen in the next couple of months.
In the meantime, many of these meditations are also available on the Insight Timer app.