Chapter 53 Fifty-second Zhaozhou Stone Bridge

Fifty-second Zhaozhou Stone Bridge Example: A monk asked Chan Master Congren of Zhaozhou: It has been heard for a long time on the stone bridge in Zhaozhou, but when I arrived, I saw a little bit of it.Zhou Yun: You only see a little bit, and There is no stone bridge.The monk said: What is a stone bridge?Zhou Yun: crossing a donkey and crossing a horse. Zhaochuan Stone Bridge was a famous bridge in the world at that time, while Luexi was a crossing of a tree across the water. called a bridge.A monk from afar asked Chan Master Congchen of Zhaozhou, "I heard the stone bridge in Zhaozhou for a long time, but when I arrived, I only saw a little bit of it." That's why.

To destroy his prestige.But not malicious.In the folk song, there is a duet between men and women, and the woman deliberately teases him, expressing her contempt for him, so It was the man's turn to answer the song, and he also came to give her a hand, saying that she was ridiculous as a country girl, but in fact the two of them loved each other in their hearts. Love Joy.Some questions and answers of Zen Buddhism are also questions and answers of folk songs like this.The monk said the words of Zhi Jian Lue Si, He also asked Chan Master Zhaozhou: Why is this?And Zhaozhou didn't let anyone go, and replied, "You only see Luexiu." Are you

A dog's eyes see people as low, and goose eyes see them as small, so they don't see the stone bridge.Rather than studying the meaning of the two people's words here, I would rather First of all, you must be able to appreciate the wit and liveliness, and this wit and liveliness is the meaning. The first round of question and answer between Zen Master Zhaozhou and the monk was a two-to-two confrontation.But the second question and answer, the monk asked "What is a stone bridge?" Zhou replied: "Crossing a donkey and crossing a horse." It is so easy to say, but it is a relief all at once.

Two by two of Ji Feng are pressing against each other, to the point of forgetting the machine.This will change quickly, and it is lively and comfortable.like anti When the war was won, the Chinese side showed Japan peace and freedom. A similar koan is "Splitting the Arrow through the Stream".Zen master Zhixian Guanxi in the monk's room: "The Guanxi sounded for a long time, and almost When I arrived, I saw a retting pond. "Xi said: "You only see the retting pond, but not the Guanxi." The monk said: "How is it? Guanxi? "Xikou: "Split the arrow in a hurry." This question and answer is the first round and the second round.

, not as much room for maneuver as Chan Master Zhaozhou's. It is not a one-shot to the end, but a new opportunity contained in the forgotten plan. Therefore Zen Master Xuedou said: If you are lonely and dangerous, you have to catch giant turtles when you go high into the sea ──Juao wants to use Wangji as a catch. At the same time, Guanxi Lao Xieyun and splitting arrows are in vain Like the provocative libretto in folk songs, that is, you can't just push each other to the end, because the original purpose is to Love each other.Both fishing line and kite-flying line must be collected and released.What is discontinuous is the machine.