Monday, 26 March 2018

Blue Cliff Record (Case Sixteen)

Translated by Thomas and J.C. Cleary:

A monk asked Ching Ch'ing, "I am breaking out; I ask the Teacher to break in."

Ching Ch'ing said, "Can you live or not?"

The monk said, "If I weren't alive, I'd be laughed at by people."

Ching Ch'ing said, "You too are a man in the weeds."

kphoover: If not for the insects, poisonous spiders, and poor visibility, in the weeds would be a place to find rest.

A hen could lay her eggs there. But they are eaten by a wild fox, and where does that leave us?



Submitted March 26, 2018 at 11:16PM by kphoover https://ift.tt/2pIsd11

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