Layman Pangyun once asked Master Shitou, “Who is the one who is not attached to the ten thousand things?”
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Shitou immediately covered Pang's mouth with his hand. Pang had a deep realization.
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The layman stayed on to practice with Master Shitou. One day the master asked him, “Since seeing me what have your daily activities been?”
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Pang said, “When you ask about my daily activities I can't open my mouth.”
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Shitou said, “Because I know you're like that, I'm asking you.”
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Pang said, “How wondrous, how miraculous – chopping wood and carrying water.”
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Later Shitou asked weather the layman would like to shave his head, dye his clothes and become a monk, but Pang said, “I want to do what I like,” and he remained a layman.
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Tell me, when Shitou asked if the Laymen wanted to shave his head and wear a robe...
How did the Laymen answer?
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Was 'he picking and choosing' to not?
Who made the choice?
Was it not a choice? If so, how was it not a choice made by Pang?
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How do you interpret him saying "I want to do what I like"?
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Encounter Dialogues and Verses of Layman Pangyun compiled by Satyavayu of Touching Earth Sangha
Submitted September 04, 2019 at 12:15AM by Pikkko https://ift.tt/2MRyMMZ
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