The Pieces I Write and Include in this Web Page
Originally, I had only writings here, but recently I have been experimenting with podcasting, so these efforts are also included. It is my hope to podcast commentary on each of the forty-eight koans of the Mumonkan.
So this in a sense can be considered a separate webpage or site. A place where I can indulge myself . It's like putting a note in a bottle and throwing it into the sea of the Internet. The sea is so vast. And yet, to my amazement, sometimes I get a bottle back with a message. I have recently gotten one from Australia. And to my delight I also got one from Montana, from another Barragato whose first name is John and whom I didnt know existed! He writes, "Our spiritual paths have taken both of us far from our ethnic roots. I have for many years been involved with the Lakhota Sundance." !!!
Here are links to some of these writings and podcasts. For your convenience I'll tell what the piece in particular is about so you can choose what you want to read.
| Writing | What's it About |
| Diary of Congshen | A fictional diary of Congshen (Chao-chou). |
| The Little Way of Zen | My "take" on Zen. |
| Reflections on the Wumenkuan | Reflections on the fortyeight cases of the Wumenkuan in pdf format available for download. |
| Podcasts | Wumenkuan |
| Case Number 1 | Much Ado About Mu |
| Case Number 2 | Baizhang's Fox |
| Case Number 3 | Gutei's Finger |
| Case Number 4 | No Beard |
| Case Number 5 | Up a Tree |
| Case Number 22 | Kashyapa's Flagpole |