A student asked Nanquan, &quot;As you formally sit in your quarters (for Work in the Room/dokusan), how do you guide people?&quot;   Nanquan replied, &quot;Last night at midnight I lost the ox; this morning as dawn arrived I lost the fire.&quot; from Entangling Vines, Thomas Yuho Kirchner, trans<a rel="payment" href="https://www.paypal.me/apalmr">Support the show</a>

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