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Jay Rinsen Weik gives a talk and leads discussion at the Toledo Zen
Center on October 8, 2008.
When Ch'an Master Wu-yeh of
Fen-chou went to see the Ancestor (Ma-Tsu), the Ancestor noticed
that his appearance was extraordinary and that his voice was like
(the sound of) a bell. He said, "Such an imposing Buddha
hall, but no Buddha in it."
We-yeh respectfully kneeled down, and said, "I have studied the
texts that contain the teachings of the Three Vehicles and have
been able to roughly understand their meaning. I have also
often heard about the teaching of the Ch'an school that mind is
Buddha: this is something I have not yet been able to
understand."
The Ancestor said, "This very mind that does not understand is it.
There is no other thing."
- The Teachings of Ma-Tsu.
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