Dahui's Real Original, the First Shobogenzo:
A monk asked, “What is your statement for people?” He said, “Four corners, eight surfaces.”
“What does that mean?” “Eight depressions, nine protrusions.”
“What is Buddha in a city?” “A stone flag at a crossroads.”
“What is the Way?” “Eight bushels, four pecks.”
“How about the person on the Way?” “Boiling gruel, cooking rice.”
“What is Buddha?” “Sawing apart a balance beam.”
“What was the intention of the founding teacher in coming from the West?” “Burning the ground in broad daylight and lying down, burning the ground at night and sleeping.”
“People of old distinguished soil from sprouts, knew people based on their words; I come up asking the teacher to discern.” “Flowers embellish the earth.”
“What is the meaning of the founding teacher’s coming from the West?” “When the weather is cold, the days are short.”
“What about before Bodhidharma came?” “He was in India.”
“What about after coming?” “He was in China.”
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(Welcome link;) ...Meet ewk link; Note: Flowers embellish the earth. Well, who disagrees? What about after Bodhidharma came to China? Have some tea, head monk. Tell me, what is "sawing apat a balance beam"?
Submitted January 07, 2020 at 05:15PM by ewk https://ift.tt/35ulgUu
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