Ummon’s Mount Sumeru: Meeting the Obstacles of the Mind with Zen Clarity | Shōyōroku 19

When the mind grows still, the mountain appears. In this reflection on Case 19 of the Shōyōroku, Sensei Michael Brunner of One River Zen in Ottawa, IL, explores Ummon’s simple yet profound response—“Mount Sumeru.” What does it mean to meet life’s obstacles not with resistance, but with clarity and wonder?