Fragment of Yuanwu's Commentary on Case 43, Blue Cliff Record
Master Sixin Wuxin [Yuanwu's Dharma Uncle] picked this out and said, "Dongshan puts the collar on the sleeve and cuts off the shirtfront under the armpits. But what could he do? This monk didn't like it."
Right then a monk came forward and asked Sixin Wuxin, "How are they to be dealt with?"
After a long silence Huang Lung said, "Peaceful meditation does not require mountains and rivers: when you have extinguished the mind, fire itself is cool."
Tell me all of you, where is Dongshan's trap at? If you can clearly discern this, for the first time you will know how the five positions of the Tung Shan tradition of interchanging correct and biased handle people in an extraordinary way. When you reach this transcendental realm, then you'll be able to be like this without needing any arrangements, and you'll spontaneously accord perfectly.
So where is it? Either you study Zen or you don't. Either Yuanwu's questions are a plague that eats away at your guts or you don't know the name Yuanwu.
Either you put your hand in the fire to grasp the lotus or you don't. I'm not objecting, it's your choice. Be advised, not making a choice is just pretending.
So, where is Dongshan's trap? If you can't say, check your foot for a pot of glue.
Submitted July 03, 2017 at 03:22AM by ZenMovie http://ift.tt/2uzCf5s
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