POINTER
The great capacity of Buddhas and Patriarchs is completely within his control; the lifeline of humans and gods is entirely subject to his direction. With a casual word or phrase he astounds the crowd and stirs the masses; with one device, one object, he smashes chains and knocks off fetters. Meeting transcendental potential, he brings up transcendental matters.
But tell me, who has ever come on like this? Are there any who know where he is at? To test, I cite this: look!
CASE
Huang Po, instructing the community, said, "All of you people are gobblers of dregs; if you go on travelling around this way, where will you have Today? Do you know that there are no teachers of Ch'an in all of China?"
At that time a monk came forward and said, "Then what about those in various places who order followers and lead communities?"
Huang Po said, "I do not say that there is no Ch'an; it's just that there are no teachers."
Submitted September 09, 2020 at 12:06AM by forgothebeat https://ift.tt/3bDUXj5
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