Master Fuke was eating raw vegetables. Master Rinzai saw him and said, "Fuke is just like a donkey."
At that Fuke brayed.(Nayed like a donkey)
Rinzai said no more.
Fuke said, "Rinzai is a greenhorn. He has only one eye."
Joshu said instead, "Just let him have his portion of fodder."
If something bothers you about someone else than it has nothing to do with them. Let a jackass eat his' oats, it's not your business. If you can't let it go then you are eating the oats with them.
NOTE: Rinzai sees Fuke as a donkey. Fuke does not mind being a donkey, but he criticizes Rinzai for not playing the "donkey, no donkey" game thoroughly enough. Joshu suggests that since Fuke is a donkey, one should treat him as a donkey instead of arguing with him.
Epictetus said it like this
We are not disturbed by what happens to us, but by the thoughts that we have about what happens.
If you can't get your hooks in someone's nose that's your own failure. You should mind your own business and not be so bothered by other's foolishness. When you die they will not be there to help or hinder you.
Don't ride another's horse, don't shoot another's bow. This will help you in Zen. ~Zen Master Foyan
Finally don't fear death, but fear never beginning your life on the account that no one you've seen has yet to do so. A dead man is deceived about life until they wake up and take their first breath. There the Way is vast and you are not hindered so much by opinions of others.
Submitted July 19, 2017 at 07:27AM by elbowbrunch http://ift.tt/2toDkB9
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