Treasury of the Eye of True Teaching #54
Once Master DongShan Cong was carrying a load of firewood up the mountain by himself when he encountered a monk on the way.
The monk asked, "There's firewood on the mountain – why carry it up?"
Cong put the load of firewood down on the ground and said, "Understand?"
The monk said, "No."
Cong said, "I want to burn it."
Haha, this is one of my favorites.
I was doing some yard work today and thought of it. The last time this case came to mind was when I was helping some people prepare for a bonfire.
This monk wanted to save Master Cong a trip, but he had misunderstood.
Why did Master Cong say that he wanted to burn it?
What would you have said if he had asked you if you understood the bundle of firewood?
Submitted July 18, 2022 at 08:35AM by -AeonicFire- https://ift.tt/RND3ucd
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