Once Yunmen was asked by a monastic, “When birth and death come, how do we avoid them?” Yunmen said, “Where are they?”
Student: “Why did Yunmen say, ‘Where are they?’ when asked how to avoid birth and death?”
Master: “Because he is neither alive nor dead.”
Commentary:
All our suffering comes from struggling to attain, or to avoid what doesn’t exist.
©Boo Ahm
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