When Linji left Huangbo, Huangbo asked, "Where are you going?"

    Linji said, "If not south of the river, then north of the river."
    Huangbo tried to hit him, but Linji caught and held his staff, then gave him a slap. Huangbo laughed and called an attendant, "Bring my late teacher's meditation brace and whisk."
    Linji called to attendant, "Bring fire."
    Huangbo said, "Just take them and go--later on you'll cut off the tongues of everyone on earth."

Submitted December 04, 2018 at 10:04AM by seigando https://ift.tt/2AM5hUl