Langya Jiao said to an assembly,
Eliminating bandits and getting rid of robbers still belongs to the realm of effort and achievement. When the paths of ruler and subject harmonize, and the ocean is calm and the rivers clear, this is still in the realm of the absolute.
What is the basic concern of a Chan practitioner?
The golden fish that's passed through the net is still in the water; the stone horse on the way back gets out of the silken cage.
[Langya Jiao also composed a verse on the story of Three Pounds of Flax]
Dongshan's three pounds of flax—
Brass is not exchanged for gold.
Buying five colors with a coin,
He draws an angel on the wall.
[Langya versified the story of the grand master tossing a needle in a bowl of water]
Nagarjuna's water in a bowl,
Kanadeva's needle on down:
Everyone argues about winning and losing,
Everybody talks about far and near.
If you don't see the geese in the clouds,
How can you know the sand bar's deep?
A farmer moves a foundation stone,
And under the stone he finds gold.
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This is a weird case. It could have been three. Or Dahui could have added Langya's comments to the appropriate case. What's the thread between the three?
Submitted April 23, 2021 at 06:34AM by turiya-harem https://ift.tt/2QNoiRV
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