From Case 286 of Dahui's Treasury of the Eye of the True Teaching
Master Bajiao said to an assembly:
"Suppose someone traveling suddenly comes upon a ten thousand fathom pit in front of him, while a wildfire is approaching him from behind. On both sides are thickets of thorns. If he goes ahead, he falls into the pit; if he retreats, the wildfire burns him. If he turns to either side, he is obstructed by a forest of thorns. Now how can he escape? If he can escape, he must have a way out. If he can't escape, he is a fallen dead man."
Listen to him go on-and-on like this! No way out bucko! Fire, thickets, brambles, and a death pit are all around. Ah!
Where will you turn?
Submitted May 10, 2020 at 06:43AM by ThatKir https://ift.tt/2YPJLeU
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