One day a monk asked Master Woonmun, “What is the Buddha?” He answered, “He is a rude man.” The monk said, “What is his Dharma talk?” The master said, “It’s a talk about something.” The monk asked, “What is the right eye that can see it?” The master said, “Wide.”
Student: “Why did the master say that the Buddha is a rude man?”
Master: “I didn’t hear that.”
Student: “What did you hear?”
Master: “The master said that the Buddha is an impostor.”
Commentary:
When words disappear, the true-Self appears.
©Boo Ahm
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