Mumonkan, Case 12, trans. Katsuki Sekida:
Case
Zuigan Gen Osho called to himself every day, “Master!” and answered, “Yes, sir!” Then he would say, “Be wide awake!” and answer, “Yes, sir!” “Henceforward, never be deceived by others!” “No, I won’t!”
Mumon’s Comment
Old Zuigan buys and sells himself. He takes out a lot of god-masks and devil-masks and puts them on and plays with them. What for, eh? One calling and the other answering; one wide awake, the other saying he will never be deceived. If you stick to any of them, you will be a failure. If you imitate Zuigan, you will play the fox.
Mumon’s Verse
Clinging to the deluded way of consciousness,
Students of the Way do not realize truth.
The seed of birth and death through endless aeons:
The fool calls it the original true self.
king_nine’s Comment
You can avoid being deceived by others for the rest of your life, always with a watchful eye, never being made a fool of for countless kalpas. But if you can’t stand up to Zuigan’s Master, you’ll always have one eye closed.
Submitted February 02, 2020 at 05:38AM by king_nine https://ift.tt/37PZHPZ
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