Green's "Sayings of Layman Pang", p. 15
One day Shih-'tou said, "I've come to visit you. What have you been doing?" The Layman said, "If you're asking what I do every day, there's nothing to say about it." Shih-t'ou said, "What did you think you were doing before I asked you about it?" The Layman made up a verse:
What I do every day,
Is nothing special:
I simply stumble around.
What I do is not thought out,
Where I go is unplanned.
No matter who tries to leave their mark,
The hills and dales are not impressed.
Collecting firewood and carrying water
Are prayers that reach the gods.
Shih-t'ou approved, saying "So, are you going to wear black or white?" [black robes for monk, white robes for laypeeps] The Layman said, "I will do whatever is best."
It came to pass he never shaved his head to join the sangha.
Stumbling around, unplanned, not thought out. Kind of sounds like a certain subreddit, eh? Indeed, r/clumsy is a very welcoming community. Reddit is so beautiful... each subreddit lands in the same place.
Submitted August 29, 2017 at 10:09PM by RAEKWON_EL_CHEF http://ift.tt/2xJT7YM
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