At that time there was a rumor circulating among the people that the government intended to recruit young men and maidens.
Mingben asked Gaofeng, ”What would you do if officials came here to ask you for young men and maidens?”
Gaofeng said, ”I will simply give them a taste of the bamboo stick.”
Meeting a sword with a sword.
Hearing this, Mingben was said to have suddenly become awakened.
Gaofeng gave him a self-portrait with the following caption:
My face in inconceivable,
even Buddhas and Patriarchs cannot have a glimpse,
I allow this no-good son alone
to have a peep at half my nose.**
"No-good son"--That's the gist of the whole lineage business, a family affair that isn't transmitting anything of value. There isn't any part that's left to pick up anywhere else.
Submitted April 17, 2023 at 03:39AM by ThatKir https://ift.tt/F2Ki9UC
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