Journal Entries from a Seven Day Zen Retreat

DHARMA SPEECH OF THE THIRD SEAT Master Ang Sahn had a dream in which he went to the place where Maitreya was teaching and was given the third seat. A venerable monk struck the table with a gavel and said, “Today the talk will be given by the monk of the third seat.” Ang Sah then struck the table with the gavel and said, “The Dharma of Mahayana goes beyond the Four Propositions and transcends the…