Master Wuzu Yan said to an assembly,
Every day we get up and lean on Linji’s cane, play Yunmen’s tune, respond to Zhaozhou’s clapping, carry Yangshan’s hoe, drive Guishan’s ox, plow Baiyun’s field, gradually making a livelihood over the last seven or eight years. I tell you all furthermore to each put forth a hand for mutual assistance, and sing the song of returning from the fields, getting along for now this way with simple soup and plain food. What do I mean? Let’s just hope the silkworms and wheat mature this year, and the sun gives a dime.
A monk asked, "Before Niutou met the fourth patriarch, what was he like?"
The master said, "Wearing a drape on his head."
"What about after meeting?"
"Blue cloth covering in front."
"Before he met the fourth patriarch, why did the birds bring him flowers?"
"Wealth and status are what people desire."
"After meeting, why didn’t the birds bring him flowers?"
"Poverty and lowliness are disliked by people."
Submitted June 15, 2020 at 03:24AM by Owlsdoom https://ift.tt/3d2sPpd
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