A monk asked Master Dalong, “The physical body deteriorates and decomposes; what is the indestructible body of reality?”
Dalong said, “The mountain flowers, blooming, resemble brocade; the valley stream, brimming, is deep as indigo.”
Dahui remarked, “If you take these two lines to explain the body of reality, you’ll fall living into hell.”
And
A monk asked, “What is Buddha?”
Langya said, “Bronze head, iron forehead.”
The monk said, “I don’t understand.”
Langya said, “Bird beak, fish gills.”
Note: I have no idea what these masters answers are supposed to mean. I'm not sure they're supposed to mean anything at all. I'll be one hundred percent honest, answers like these make me doubt zen masters in general. Sometimes they say things that seem to make sense and at other moments they spout what seems like gibberish. They always say they have nothing to teach or pass on...so why am I always studying them? Why can't I stop?
Submitted December 25, 2017 at 11:10PM by koancomentator http://ift.tt/2kT9z5i
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