Honest Expression

A calling in my breast

Cops a ladleful of wisdom

Taken indiscriminately

Given indiscriminately

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Longya asked Linji, “What is the purpose of the Patriarch’s coming from the West?” Linji said, “Hand me the backrest.” Longya handed the backrest to the master. Th e master took it and hit him with it. Longya said, “It’s all right that you hit me, but there still isn’t any purpose in the Patriarch’s coming from the West.” Later Longya went to see Cuiwei and asked him, “What is the purpose of the Patriarch’s coming from the West?” Cuiwei said, “Hand me the rush mat.” Longya handed the mat to Cuiwei. Cuiwei took it and hit him with it. Longya said, “It’s all right that you hit me, but there still isn’t any purpose in the Patriarch’s coming from the West.” Aft er Longya had become the master of a temple, a monk entered his room to receive instruction. “I have heard,” the monk said, “that when you were on pilgrimage, Venerable Priest, you had the opportunity to interview two eminent elders. Did you acknowledge them?” “I acknowledged them profoundly all right, but there still isn’t any pur-pose in the Patriarch’s coming from the West.”

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Hand on the backrest,

How could you ever hope to fuck with the sky?

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pillow fight, feathers fall

Submitted July 13, 2020 at 10:15PM by PaladinBen https://ift.tt/2OmBUzi