Case 19 of The Mumonkan: Nansen's "Ordinary Mind Is the Way"
Jõshû asked Nansen, "What is the Way?"
"Ordinary mind is the Way," Nansen replied.
"Shall I try to seek after it?" Jõshû asked.
"If you try for it, you will become separated from it," responded Nansen.
"How can I know the Way unless I try for it?" persisted Jõshû.
Nansen said, "The Way is not a matter of knowing or not knowing. Knowing is delusion; not knowing is confusion. When you have really reached the true Way beyond doubt, you will find it as vast and boundless as outer space. How can it be talked about on the level of right and wrong?"
With these words, Jõshû came to a sudden realization.
Wandering Ronin commentary: The great black dragon flies high into the clouds, and then comes crashing back down into the village. Don't worry all you Bodhisattvas and Buddhas, only the deluded and inverted mind can truly be disturbed by it. Can any of you hear the howls of the tiger cubs in the mountains? This black dragon means them no harm, but listen to them as they howl and whimper...
Submitted February 22, 2018 at 10:33PM by WanderingRonin77 http://ift.tt/2ELkaHl
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