Zen Koan Practice — Case 4: Seeking Liberation

In this track we jump straight into a Zen koan with no lead-in, so the mind can stay open and free. A 14-year-old seeker asks for the dharma door of liberation and is met with a direct question: who has confined you? You’ll be invited to pause and reflect after the koan, then we explore why the koan points to freedom as already present. The reflection centers on the question: in this moment, what part of you is not free?