Daily Zen Quote - November 6, 2013

Once Rinzai was fast asleep on his meditation cushion. The master Obaku came into the hall and hit the wooden sounding board with his stick. Rinzai awoke, saw who it was, and fell promptly back to sleep. Meanwhile, further down the hall, the head monk Bokushu was sitting diligently in meditation. Obaku came up behind Bokushu and hit the sounding board again, shouting: "That young fellow in the lesser seat is really meditating. What do you think you're doing?"
     "What does the master want from me?" Bokushu replied. Obaku hit the board again, and then walked out.

~Zen Mondo