Complete online Sunday Zen session with John Tarrant & Friends, recorded September 11, 2022. 1 hour, 13 minutes.

Predicament koans are part of the traditional koan curriculum. This koan gives a nod to the perilous, loony nature of life right now—the dangerous situation of being alive. Anything can happen. Linji said, "We can't stay here long." So relish it. Even in the middle of a disaster you can have a marvelous time. At the edge of life, what constitutes a predicament? You oppose what is happening by overlaying what you think should be going on. Includes music for meditation from Jordan McConnell & Michael Wilding.