A monk asked Xianglin, "What is the task in the patch robe?" Xianglin said, "Fire burns a mountain in December."
Xuedou cited this and said, "Burning a mountain in December - myriad kinds, a thousand types. A crane circling a pine tree is cold, a man walking in the snow is chilled. Bodhidharma didn't understand. Very difficult, very difficult!"
- The Measuring Tap #42: Xianglin's Patch Robe
This one made me chuckle. "Very difficult, very difficult!" - what kind of understanding is that? Lol!
Submitted May 23, 2022 at 06:16PM by sje397 https://ift.tt/EFgWRaJ
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