Baiyun said, “Old Shakyamuni recited four great vows, which were:
Though the myriad beings are numberless, I vow to save them; Though defilements rise endlessly, I vow to end them; Though Dharma gates are innumerable, I vow to study them; Though Buddha’s way is unsurpassed, I vow to embody it.
“I also have four great vows. They are:
When I’m hungry, I eat; When it’s cold, I put on more clothes; When I’m tired, I stretch out and sleep; When it gets warm, I like to find a cool breeze.”
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Zen master Shouduan addressed the monks, saying, “The ancients have passed down a few words, and before we penetrate them they are like an iron wall. Suddenly, one day, after we see through it, we know that we ourselves are an iron wall. What can be done to see though this question?”
Master Shouduan also said, “An iron wall! An iron wall!”
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Zen master Shouduan addressed the monks, saying, “If you go all out and really work up a sweat, then when you see a single stalk of grass a jade palace is revealed. But if you don’t put forth this type of effort, then even if you have a jade palace, a single stalk of grass will confound you. How can you really work up a sweat like this? As long as your two hands are tired, you’ll never dance gaily in the three palaces.”202
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A monk asked Baiyun, “What is Buddha?”
Baiyun said, “A hot soup pot has no cool spot.”
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A monk asked, “What is the great meaning of Buddhism?”
Baiyun said, “Push the gourd beneath the water.”
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A monk asked, “Why did Bodhidharma come from the west?”
Baiyun said, “Birds fly, rabbits walk.”
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A monk asked, “Praying to the holy ones, believing in one’s self—these are not the concerns of a monk. What are the concerns of a monk?”
Baiyun said, “Dead water does not conceal a dragon.”
The monk said, “And when it’s like that, then what?”
Baiyun said, “Gain kills you.”
Submitted December 04, 2017 at 05:45AM by rockytimber http://ift.tt/2kihRpN
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