The Tang Dynasty's wise idle monk once worshipped the spiritual master for the division, once, the spirit to ask Wisdom idle: "You still in the womb, in the time, is doing what thing?" ”
"What can I do when I'm still in the womb?" He brooded, speechless. Then said: "Disciple Dull, please master enlighten!" ”
"I can't say what I want to hear is your opinion," he said with a smile. ”
Wisdom and leisure had to go back, rummaging through the classics, but not a book can answer his doubts. He this just sentiment way: "Originally thought well read poetry can comprehend Dharma, understanding life philosophy, originally this is an empty ah!" ”
Discouraged, wisdom idle a fire will Buddha classics all burned off, and vowed to say: "Henceforth never learn Dharma again, save wasted strength!" ”
So he went to Schongling master farewell, ready to go down the hill, the master did not have any comfort his words, also did not detain him, let him to the place he wants to.
Wisdom and leisure came to a broken temple, but also live and the same life, but the heart is always not let the Zen master asked him that sentence.
One day, he casually threw a piece of broken tile out, tile hit a bamboo, bamboo made a crisp sound. The heart of wisdom and leisure suddenly an empty Ming, an upsurge of emotions. He felt a shock and joy that had never been experienced before, and he experienced the realm of Zen enlightenment.
He finally woke up: "Only in the practice of life self-awareness of self-proof, to obtain the true meaning of zen." So he rushed to the spiritual master and said, "If Jackson had you said for me at that time, how could I feel the epiphany of test instructions today?" ”
[Zen Enlightenment Life] to Xiao voice and the thousands of songs, to learn the device and view the sword