Friday, August 16, 2013

Daily Zen Quote - August 16, 2013


A Chinese official asked one of Ma-tsu's disciples the meaning of the Buddhist canon. The disciple waved a closed fist and said: "Do you understand?"
"No," confessed the official.
The monk roared: "Fool! Do you not recognize a fist?"

~Zen Mondo
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