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  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... continue...

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ORIGINALLY
Originally he is empty, vast, and clear.

Some time later, he suddenly takes some Being such as Brahma, God, Allah or
Atman,Soul or the One, the Many, the All, etc...and stands that One in his way
leading to whatever direction he goes, and gets himself busy with that One
all the time in trying to identify himself with that One, maybe until he dies.

This is very strange, isn't it?

ChonTri 05/01/2010


 



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