Friday, March 2, 2012

"I don't like to talk about it"

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A student once asked Zen Master Joshu:

"Master, what is the style of teaching in your lineage?"

The Master answered:

"I don't like to talk about it."


The student then asked:

"But Master, why don't you like to talk about it?"


The Master replied:

"Because that is the style of teaching in my lineage."



(Somewhat loosely adapted from the chao-chou ch'an shih yü lu, The Recorded Sayings of Master Joshu, translated into English by James Green (googlebooks link).)