< Previous | Contents | Next > ‌CHAPTER 1 Peace of mind, my foot! 13 January 1989 pm in Gautam the Buddha Auditorium OUR BELOVED MASTER, ONE DAY, WHEN MASTER RINZAI WENT TO HO-FU, THE GOVERNOR ASKED HIM TO TAKE THE HIGH SEAT. THEN MA-YU CAME FORWARD AND ASKED RINZAI, “THE GREAT COMPASSIONATE ONE HAS A THOUSAND HANDS AND A THOUSAND EYES. WHICH IS THE TRUE EYE?” RINZAI RESPONDED, “THE GREAT COMPASSIONATE ONE HAS A THOUSAND HANDS AND A THOUSAND EYES....

< Previous | Contents | Next > ‌CHAPTER 2 The secret of coca-cola 14 January 1989 pm in Gautam the Buddha Auditorium OUR BELOVED MASTER, SANSHO, A DISCIPLE OF RINZAI, ONCE SAID TO SEPPO, “THE GOLDEN CARP IS OUT OF THE NET! TELL ME, WHAT WILL IT FEED ON?” SEPPO SAID, “WHEN YOU HAVE GOT OUT OF THE NET, I WILL TELL YOU.” SANSHO SAID, “THE RENOWNED TEACHER OF FIFTEEN HUNDRED MONKS CANNOT FIND EVEN ONE WORD TO SAY ABOUT THIS TOPIC....

< Previous | Contents | Next > ‌CHAPTER 3 1,758,640,175 devils 15 January 1989 pm in Gautam the Buddha Auditorium OUR BELOVED MASTER, ONCE, A MONK ASKED FUKETSU, “WHAT IS THE BUDDHA?” FUKETSU REPLIED, “THE BAMBOO WHIPS OF MOUNT JORIN.” ANOTHER MONK THEN ASKED, “WHAT IS THE BUDDHA?” FUKETSU ANSWERED, “WHAT IS not THE BUDDHA?” A THIRD MONK SAID TO FUKETSU, “THE WESTERN PATRIARCH CAME BRINGING HIS MESSAGE; I ASK YOU TO TELL ME IT POINT-BLANK!...

< Previous | Contents ‌CHAPTER 4 One wonders... 16 January 1989 pm in Gautam the Buddha Auditorium OUR BELOVED MASTER, SHOJIN DAISHI CAME FROM INDIA AND SAID TO FUKETSU, “WE LEARNERS HAVE THE THREE OF THE BODY, THE FOUR OF THE MOUTH; I ASK YOU TO CONFESS ME!” AT THIS, FUKETSU SNAPPED HIS FINGERS AND SAID, “MAY YOUR SINS DISAPPEAR! MAY YOUR SINS DISAPPEAR!” ON ANOTHER OCCASION, A MONK SAID TO FUKETSU, “PEOPLE HAVE COLLECTED LIKE CLOUDS; PLEASE EXPOUND THE DHARMA!...