Master Hyunsa said, “If you fall in with a person who is blind, deaf and dumb, how would you treat him? If we can’t treat such a person properly, we can’t say that the Buddha’s teaching is divine.” Then, Jijang, one of his students said, “I can see, hear and speak. How would you treat me?” The master burst out laughing.
Student: “What did Jijang mean by his words?”
Master: “He treated the person well.”
Commentary:
Treating him with care is disgracing him.
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