Hearing the sound of a bell, Caoshan said, “Ouch! Ouch!”
A monastic said, “Master, what is it?”
Caoshan said, “It struck my mind.”
Student: “What did Caoshan mean by, ‘It struck my mind’?”
Master: “It struck your mind as well.”
Student: “Then, why don’t I feel pain as Caoshan did?”
Master: “That’s why you are a patient.”
Commentary:
Patients who suffer from phantom pain without distinguishing it from true pain are sentient beings.
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