A monk asked Master Joshu, “It is said that the perfect enlightenment is not difficult, and one should simply cease choosing. What does it mean to cease to choose?” Joshu replied, “In the heaven and on earth, I alone am the honoured one.” The monk said, “That, too, is still choosing.” Joshu responded, “You foolish monk! Where is the choosing in that?”
Student: “Why did Joshu say, ‘You foolish monk! Where is the choosing in that?’?”
Master: “A guilty conscience needs no accuser.”
Commentary:
Everything is the true-Self to the Buddha, and everything is an illusion to a sentient being.
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