Yuanwu's Preface
In the bright mirror on its stand, beauty and ugliness are revealed. With the Bakuya sword in hand, killing and sparing are brought under control. A handsome fellow disappearing, an ugly one comes; an ugly fellow disappearing, a handsome one comes. Life is found in death, death in life. If you have no eye to penetrate the barrier, no freedom to turn about, you will be lost on the way. Tell me, what is the eye that penetrates the barrier, what is the freedom to turn about? The case illustrates.
Case
A monastic asked Zhaozhou, "What is Zhaozhou?" Zhaozhou said, "East gate, west gate, south gate, north gate."
Submitted September 04, 2020 at 10:09PM by forgothebeat https://ift.tt/2Z2fQ2z
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