A monk asked Zhimen, “What is the substance of insight?” (Tightly controlled.)
Zhimen said, “An oyster swallows the bright moon.” (The whole body as an eye can’t see through.)
The monk said, “What is the function of insight?” (Like soft mud.)
Zhimen said, “A rabbit becomes pregnant.” (The body as a mouth can’t express it.)
Two notes from Yuanwu's commentary:
1. On a moonlit night in mid-autumn, an oyster takes in moonlight to produce a pearl.
2. A rabbit becomes pregnant with a mate on swallowing the moonlight on a moonlit night in mid-autumn, giving birth through its mouth.
A Side Note: As /u/dec1phah, a profound slapper by profession, complained in one of my earlier post that formatting confused the shit out of him, I made some changes. I hope that formatting confuses less shit out of him now.
So, what have we got here: A tightly controlled substance, a soft mud like function, a moon swallowing oyster and a pregnant rabbit. Now If you see any soft mud here, where is the pearl? Point it out and we will send it to the coffin.
Submitted November 05, 2019 at 09:33PM by aamdev https://ift.tt/2JQHyaI
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