Thursday, December 27, 2012

Baso's Zen is the Fist

The Reading:

A monk asked Baso, "What is the Buddha?" Baso answered, "Mind is the Buddha." The monk asked, "What is the Way?" "No-mind is the Way," answered Baso. The monk then asked, "Are the Buddha and the Way somewhat different?" Baso replied, "The Buddha is like stretching out the hand, the Way is like clenching the fist."



Discussion:


If you think Zen is also the hand, then what is the fist?

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