r/zen is a reddit forum about Zen scholarship, study, and practice.
Reddit Post: https://old.reddit.com/r/zen/comments/15cvsvu/tossing_a_snake_into_the_fire/
Post Summary: In the process of burning a clearing in the mountains, Master Dasui saw a snake; tossing it into the fire with his staff, he clucked his tongue and said, "You still won't give up this physical body on your own; for you to die here will be like finding a lamp in the dark."
Zen Teaching: Dahui's Shobogenzo, published under the title Treasury of the Eye of the True Teaching.
Post Cast Overview: Audience is who? Literal vs metaphorical levels. Snakes don't speak English. Not buying it. Stone lions and wood buddhas. Why does it seem so hard to understand Zen Masters?
Zen Lineage: www.reddit.com/r/zen/wiki/getstarted
