When a monk came to say good bye to Chao-chou Tsung-shen (778-897), a brilliant Chinese Ch'an master.
Chao-chou asked:
-Where will you go?
The monk answered:
-Any place where I can learn Buddha dharma.
Chao-chou stood...
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NO OTHER FORM
On one occasion, the Buddha said to the monks this:
"No other form do I know, O monks, that so persists in obsessing the mind of a man as the form of a woman. The form of a woman persists in obsessing the mind of a man.
"No other sound do I know that so persists in obsessing the mind of a man as the sound of a woman... No other scent do I know ... No other taste do I know ... No other touch do I know that so persists in obsessing the mind of a man as the touch of a woman. The touch of a woman persists in obsessing the mind of a man.
"No other form do I know, O monks, that so persists in obsessing the mind of a woman as the form of a man. The form of a man persists in obsesssing the mind of a woman.
"No other sound do I know that so persists in obsessing the mind of a woman as the sound of a man... No other scent do I know... No other taste do I know ... No other touch do I know that so persists in obsessing the mind of a woman as the touch of a man. The touch of a man persists in obsessing the mind of a woman."
Anguttara Nikaya translated by Nyanaponika Thera and Bhikkhu Bodhi
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