Translated by Thomas and J.C. Cleary:
Chao Chou, teaching the assembly, said, “The Ultimate Path is without difficulty; just avoid picking and choosing. As soon as there are words spoken, “this is picking and choosing,” “this is clarity.” This old monk does not abide within clarity; do you still preserve anything or not?”
At that time a certain monk asked, “Since you do not abide within clarity, what do you preserve?”
Chao Chou replied, “I don’t know either.”
The monk said, “Since you don’t know, Teacher, why do you nevertheless say that you do not abide within clarity?”
Chao Chou said, “It is enough to ask about the matter; bow and withdraw.”
kphoover commentary: The format of the quotations seems odd. As printed in this book, it is hard to tell where Chao Chou’s speech begins and where it ends.
Submitted March 07, 2018 at 12:09AM by kphoover http://ift.tt/2FhBsQB
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