One day Ummon ascended the rostrum and said, "Vasubandhu happened to transform himself into a staff of chestnut wood, and, striking the earth once, all the innumerable Buddhas were released from their entangling words." So saying he descended from the pulpit.
Zen and Zen Classics, Vol.2, R.H. Blyth; p.132
Discussion:
There are no words and sentences in Zen, and so everything we say is poison. Everything the Buddhas have said is likewise poison. It entangles and confuses. It is a good thing there is no karma! What troublemakers all these Zen Masters are!
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