My Original Face Before My Parents Were Born: The Tryst with Koans

Author: Sukesh Motwani

January 10, 2023

A Zen master asks his student, “Without thinking good or evil, in this very moment, What is your original Face? …. Show me your Original Face, the face you had before your parents were born.” “Quickly, quickly, without thinking right and wrong…” (Before the engines of thought and feeling start revving, before you’re making judgements [...]

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