Ta-sui was asked, “Buddha’s truth is everywhere; so where do you teach students to plant their feet?”
He replied, “The vast ocean lets fish leap freely; the endless sky lets birds fly freely.”
– translation by Thomas Cleary
Ta-sui was asked, “Buddha’s truth is everywhere; so where do you teach students to plant their feet?”
He replied, “The vast ocean lets fish leap freely; the endless sky lets birds fly freely.”
– translation by Thomas Cleary
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Chih-men was asked, ‘What is my self?’
He replied, ‘Who is asking?’
The questioner said, ‘Please help me more.’
Chih-men said, ‘The robber is a coward at heart.’
– translated by Thomas Cleary
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