“There is only the person in all of you right here and now listening to the Dharma. This person enters fire without being burned and water without being drowned. This person enters the mires of hell as if strolling in a garden sightseeing. This person enters the planes of the hungry ghosts and animals without being subject to their suffering. Why so? Because for this person there is nothing to reject, nothing to avoid.”
A monk asked, “What about the First Statement?” The Master said: “The Seal of the Three Essentials being lifted, the vermillion impression is sharp, and without the least hesitation host and guest are already separate.” “What about the Second Statement?” The Master said: How could Manjusri (Bodhisattva of Marvelous Wisdom ) permit Mujaku (a monk who met Manjusri) questioning! How could expedience go against the activity that cuts through the stream!” “What about the Third Statement?” Zen Master Rinzai said: “Look at the Wooden puppets performing on the stage! Their jumps and jerks all depend upon the man behind.” The Master further said, “Each Statement must comprise the Gates of the Three Mysteries, and the gate of each Mystery must comprise the Three Essentials. There are temporary expedients, and there is functioning. How do all of you understand this?” The Master stepped down
Joshu while on a pilgrimage came to see Rinzai. The Master happened to be washing his feet when they met. Ioshu asked: “What is the purpose of the Patriarch’s coming from the West?” “I just happen to be washing my feet,” replied the Master. Ioshu came closer and gave the appearance of cocking his ear. The Master said: “Now I’m going to pour out a second dipper of dirty water.” Joshu departed.
Once, during the group work, Zen Master Rinzai was hoeing the ground. Seeing Huang-po coming, he stopped and stood leaning on his mattock. “ls this guy tired already?” said Huang-po. “I haven’t even lifted my mattock yet. How could I be tired?” answered Zen Master Rinzai. Huang-po hit at him. Zen Master Rinzai seized Huang-po’s stick, jabbed him with it, and knocked him down. Huang-po called to the head monk: “Head monk, help me up!” The head monk came running and helped him up. “Master, how can you let this lunatic get away with such rudeness!” he said. Huang-po no sooner got to his feet than he hit the head monk. Hoeing the ground Rinzai said: “Everywhere elseathe dead are cremated, but here I bury them alive at once.” Later Kuei-shan asked Yang-shan: “What did Huang-po have in mind when he hit the head monk?” “The real thief escapes, and his pursuer gets the stick,” answered Yang-shan.
Submitted June 12, 2020 at 02:54PM by SixthSins https://ift.tt/2YmERnW
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