Koans are situations that invite investigation of attachments, with the intention to release attachments and live with less suffering. When working with the challenges of everyday life as koans, we meet the situation with the mind of not knowing rather than relying on intellectual solutions or past experience. Gyodo Sensei gives an overview of the Eight Sufferings the Buddha discussed in his first teaching. Practice Leaders Sokyo and Gakyo share their experiences with an everyday life koan and one of the eight sufferings.