A Voice Like Thunder

Dharma discourse by John Daido Loori, Roshi

Are Zen teachers enigmatic and mysterious, or transparent and straightforward? Daido Roshi looks at the unique role of the Zen teacher in spiritual training, and shares the wondrous story of his first meeting with his teacher, Maezumi Roshi.

The koan in this talk is “Master Deng’s ‘Voice Like Thunder,”  Case 197 in the True Dharma Eye. It was given at ZMM in September 2007.

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