After Chu Ti (Gutei) was stumped by a nun:
He meant to abandon his hermitage and travel to various places to call on teachers to ask for instruction, and had wrapped up his things for foot-travelling. But that night the spirit of the mountain told him, “You don’t have to leave this place. Tomorrow a flesh and blood bodhisattva will come and expound the truth for you, Master. You don’t have to go.” As it turned out, the following day Master T’ien Lung actually came to the hermitage. Chu Ti welcomed him ceremoniously and gave a full account of the previous events. T’ien Lung just lifted up one finger to show him; suddenly Chu Ti was greatly enlightened. At the time Chu Ti was most earnest and single-minded, so the bottom of his bucket fell out easily. Later, whenever anything was asked, Chu Ti just raised one finger.
From The Blue Cliff Record, case 19
Some people come in here, denying the existence of mountain spirits and bodhisattvas.
May the nearest mountain spirit visit them tonight and guide them on the Way.
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Submitted January 25, 2018 at 01:31AM by KeyserSozen http://ift.tt/2DHLIjC
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