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Chang-ch'o, an educated man, once asked the Chinese Ch'an master Chih-t'sang:
-Is there paradise or hell?
Chih-t'sang replied:
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Chang-ch'o protested:
-That is not correct. When I was studying under the priest... continue...

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IT IS THUS
Posted on Sep.25.2009 @ 06:02AM EDT by chontri

When a flower appears before it, it reflects the flower.
When a bee appears before it, it reflects the bee.
When an empty space appears before it, it reflects the empty space.
When nothing appears before it, it reflects nothing.
It is itself. No trace left on it. It is thus.

ChonTri 09/25/2009

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