Friday, 27 December 2019

Roll up the mat

Ma-tsu was to give a lecture; people had gathered like clouds. He ascended to his place and sat a while. Then Po-chang rolled up his bowing mat. Thereupon Ma-tsu left the hall.

One day Po-chang went to visit the Master Ma-tsu in the lecture hall. Ma-tsu took a flywhisk from the corner of his chair and fooled with it. Po-chang asked, "Just this, or is there another way?" Ma-tsu put it back saying, "After this what will you use to help men?" Po-chang himself took the flywhisk and displayed it. Ma-tsu said, "Just this, or is there another way?"

Po-chang hung the flywhisk up, and waited. Ma-tsu shouted, "K'AAA!"

 

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A thought - Two words: squirt🔫gun expediencer.



Submitted December 28, 2019 at 07:11AM by Lurkersim https://ift.tt/37qfNPZ

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