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"A university student while visiting Gasan asked him: "Have you ever read the Christian Bible? "No, read it to me, "said Gasan. The student opened the Bible and read from St. Matthew: "And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow. They toil not, neither do they spin, and yet I say unto you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. ... Take therefore no thought for the morrow, for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. " Gasan said : "Whoever uttered those words I consider an enlightened man. " The student continued reading: " Ask and it shall be given, seek and ye shall find, knock and it shall be opened unto you. For everyone that asks, receives, and he that seeks, finds, and to him that knocks, it shall be opened. "
Gasan remarked: " That is excellent, Whoever said that
is not far from Buddhahood. " - Zen story ( Reps )
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| "Blessed are the poor in spirit; for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they that mourn for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek; for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are they which hunger and thirst
after righteousness; for they shall be filled. Blessed are the merciful; for they shall find mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart; for they shall see God. " - Jesus
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| "Nan-in received a university professor who came to enquire about Zen. Nan-in served tea. He poured his visitors cup full, and then kept on pouring. The professor watched the overflow until he could no longer restrain himself. "It is overfull. No more will go in." "Like
this cup," Nan-in said, "you are full of your own opinions
and speculations. How can I show you Zen unless you first empty your cup?" - Zen story ( Reps ) ..........
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| "Two monks were arguing about a flag. One said, "The flag is moving." The other said, "The wind is moving." The sixth patriarch happened to be passing by. He told them: "Not the wind, not the flag; mind is moving."
Mumon's comment: What did the sixth patriarch mean? If you understand this intimately, you will see the two monks were trying to buy iron and gaining gold. The sixth patriarch could not bear to see those two dull heads, so he made a bargain.
Wind, flag, mind moves / the same understanding. When the mouth opens / all are wrong." - Zen Koan ( Reps ) ..........
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