Hsueh-feng went to pay his respects to the Master. The Master said, "When you enter the door, you may say something. It won't do to say that you have already entered."
"I have no mouth," said Hsueh-feng.
"Although you have no mouth, you should still give me back my eyes," said the Master.
Hsueh-feng said nothing.
Comments: It sounds like a confirmation to me. I just like how Dongshan words things. He's a real wordsmith. I like it. I understood it like this: He said he had no mouth to prove he had the eyes. He said nothing to prove he had no mouth.
Submitted December 20, 2019 at 10:06PM by Hansa_Teutonica https://ift.tt/2Q7RKOu
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