When Master Yaksan was reading a sutra, one of his students said to him, “Why do you read the sutras yourself whilst telling people not to read the sutras?” The master answered, “I am just covering my eyes.” The student asked, “May I use the sutras just as you do?” The master said, “You should see through even a cow’s hide.”
Student: “How can I see through a cow’s hide?”
Master: “You can do it if you can see through transparent glass.”
Commentary:
You can’t see through glass until you see through a cow’s hide.
©Boo Ahm
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