The other day I was reading a comment on some random post and I found this case that really struck me.
A monk asked, "When I am completely void of understanding, what then?" Joshu said, "I understand even less." The monk said, "Master, do you not know what is?" Joshu said, "I am not a log. Why shouldn't I know?" The monk said, "What a fine lack of understanding!" Joshu clapped his hands and laughed.
From my experience all these cases show something very relatable that I can’t put a finger on. This case from joshu does exactly that.
I don’t understand any of this shitty cases, but I know, you know? They are interesting to read because I can follow them, but I can’t really understand why.
This case was different, I felt like I understood it. So what am I saying? Do I really understand this case?
Wait,
isn’t that kind of the opposite point I was trying to make at the beginning?
You tell me.
I guess my point was
Thanks to whoever shared it, it’s very cool to have such a community that keeps me company.
Submitted June 16, 2022 at 04:41AM by mellowsit https://ift.tt/3V5ZNkO
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