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

[@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 KZbin. Once the channel grows enough to hit certain KZbin benchmarks, then KZbin 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.

[@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.