The monk Lingmo once came to study with Master Shitou and said, “If you can give me one phrase of awakening I will stay; if not, I will leave.”
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The master ignored him.
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Lingmo shook out the sleeves of his robe, and walked away. When he got to the temple gate, the master called out,
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“Venerable!”
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Lingmo turned his head.
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The master said, “From birth till death, just this! Why are you still searching?”
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Lingmo had a deep awakening.
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Why did Shitou ignore him the first time?
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Submitted December 17, 2018 at 08:07PM by Pikkko https://ift.tt/2rIO5uU
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