The Real Shobogenzo: Would you like to play a game?

Dahui's Real Original, the First Shobogenzo:

299. 

Master Jiashan had a disciple who attended him for a long time; he sent him traveling, and he made the round of Chan shops. 

Later [the disciple] heard that his teacher had gathered a group and his way had become very famous.  He returned to visit [Jiashan] and asked, “If you had something so extraordinary, Master, why didn’t you tell me before?” 

Jiashan said, “When you steamed rice, I lit the fire; when you served the food, I set out the bowls—how did I let you down?” 

From this the disciple became enlightened.

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ewk note: Would you like to play a game? What is it that anybody has ever taught that you would say, "Jiashan let me down by not teaching that as well."

I say whatever you put in there, that's messianic, not Zen.

Go ahead. Make my day.

Submitted August 30, 2019 at 06:11AM by ewk https://ift.tt/2UkQOYP