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Summary:
Yuantong's Question: Practicing mysticism is still going on a steep and difficult path; what is level ground1?
Wansong's Answer: East, west, south, north.
Linquan's Instructional Verse:
East, west, south, north- thorns piercing the heavens.
A stone man without legs needn't exert effort.
You still must pass through that double barrier
When free in all ways you finally escape from bondage.
Zen Teaching: https://www.amazon.com/-/es/Thomas-Cleary-ebook/dp/B0893NBY85
Reddit Post: https://old.reddit.com/r/zen/comments/xkrodc/100_zen_questions_level_ground/
Zen Lineage: www.reddit.com/r/zen/wiki/getstarted
