Master Daliao asked Mazu, "What is the precise meaning of the coming from the West?"
Mazu knocked him down with a foot to the chest; he was greatly enlightened. Getting up he clapped and laughed out loud, saying, "Marvelous, marvelous! The source of a hundred thousand absorptions and countless subtle meanings is perceived all at once on a single hair tip!" Then he bowed and withdrew.
Later the master said to a group, "Ever since getting kicked by Master Ma, I haven’t stopped laughing even now."
Master Jiangshan Quan said, "Suddenly glimpsing is even more laughable."
AssholeBuddha Commentary:
"The source of a hundred thousand absorptions and countless subtle meanings is perceived all at once on a single hair tip!"
Well, firstly there goes "gradual enlightenment" through practices right out the window.
Secondly, why didn't Master Daliao proclaim "I am enlightened!" after experiencing great enlightenment? Instead he said, "perceived all at once on a single hair tip." What do you make of the fact that there wasn't an "I" included in his declaration of enlightenment?
Furthermore, what could this hair tip be? Don't go losing your head trying to find it, and definitely don't expect to discover it in the other strands of hair around you as they're stuck in the same pore condition that you are.
I stomp on the ground and tickle your scalp, what are you going to do about the itch?
Submitted February 02, 2020 at 08:59AM by AssholeBuddha https://ift.tt/2UhaSxf
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