One day Master Jojoo asked a kitchen-steward monk who was in charge of cooking vegetables, “Do we eat raw vegetables or cooked ones today?” The kitchen-steward monk picked up some of them and showed them to the master.
Student: “What did the kitchen-steward monk mean by showing the master some of the vegetables?”
Master: “He showed the best food which we can avoid hunger with for the rest of our lives at a bite.”
Commentary:
We never pass a day without having the best food, but it doesn’t work for us because we don’t digest it.
©Boo Ahm
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