1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 In the Blue Cliff Record, Case 32, a monk named Jo asks Master Rinzai, &quot;What is the essence of Buddhism?&quot; In response, Rinzai grabs the monk and slaps him. Why? In this talk I explain what all this hitting and slapping is about in Zen. There's a lesson in this story, about sustaining our own meditation practice over the long haul. A. Jesse Jiryu Davis's dharma talks http://emptysquare.libsyn.com/podcast <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/6483149/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/20408400