Mar 12, 2023
Martin Goodson
Editor of The Zen Gateway website and practitioner of Zen Buddhism.
The Great Way is not Difficult
The Gateway Talks
The 3rd patriarch of Zen says, ‘The Great Way is not difficult, it merely avoids picking and choosing.’ This week’s Gateway Talk unpacks what these lines mean and why it holds the essence of all Buddhist teachings within it.
“The Great Way is not difficult,
It merely avoids picking and choosing.”
On Faith in the Heart by Master Sosan, tr. Myokyo-ni
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In this talk:
• Sosan is 3rd Patriarch receiving the Transmission from Eka.
• What is The Great Way and why is it important?
• What is picking and choosing?
• Why does picking and choosing make following The Great Way difficult?
