master oshiba was in the garden looking at the clouds, a young disciple came and thought : -looking at the clouds I will reach the enlightment.. after a long moment,master oshiba said to the disciple: -you are the buddah amitaba ! -really ? cried out the disciple,delighted.. master oshiba took his stick , hit the disciple and retorted : -stupid buddah ,stop to be so irreverent with my clouds!
must I now beat myself with sticks as I climb the mountain of god to look down on the clouds what foolishness this enlightenment no matter how many times I slap myself in the face it is still only a face
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as I climb the mountain of god
to look down on the clouds
what foolishness this enlightenment
no matter how many times I slap myself in the face
it is still only a face
Nice Zen story,
It's irreverent & funny!