(Blyth's Gateless Gate, case 24)
Tell me, but don't talk.
A monk asked Fuketsu, “Both speech and silence transgress; how can we not do so?”
Fuketsu said, “I often think of Konan in March; the partridge chirps among the scented flowers.”
What is that which can be transgressed upon, and what is that which cannot?
Fuketsu’s activity of mind is like lightning. He has his road, and walks along it. But why does he not avoid relying upon the tongues of the ancients? If you are kind enough to express your view of the matter, there is a way out; leave all words and phrases behind, and say something!
It's hard to break a habit, and even harder for a whole group.
Fuketsu did not make his own fine sentence, But though he did not explain, the answer is there. If Fuketsu had gone on talking and chattering, The monk would not have known what to do.
Making a choice is having a choice.
Submitted January 02, 2020 at 06:46PM by TFnarcon9 https://ift.tt/2MKToVq
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