Chapter 64 The sixty-third Nanquan kills the cat

The sixty-third Nanquan kills the cat Example: Nanquan Temple in Chizhou competes for cats in the east and west halls a day.The abbot Puyuan saw the Zen master, so he mentioned Mao Eryun: "The way is right. That is not to cut.No one is right.The Zen master cut the cat into two parts. This is difficult to understand at first glance, but you will only understand it after reading Zen Master Xuedou's poem.Chan Master Xuedou’s verse says: Both halls are Du Chan and the smoke and dust are helpless Lai De Nanquan was able to give orders to make a clean cut, and he was biased The focus here is on the word "Ren Bibiao".

The monks in the two halls fought over a cat.If judges and moralists, they must first find out when the cat came first. Was it always in the East Hospital?Or is the west yard always feeding it?And this time, why are they fighting all of a sudden?two monks Who is bad first?And who is the most violent, who has lost his family demeanor?and so on.Zen Master Nanquan did not check Ming, just beheading a cat to quell the quarrel between the two monks, wouldn't it be a mistake to distinguish right from wrong? Biased?And it's not the cat's fault, if you don't deal with those two monks, they violated the clear rules of the mountain gate and cut the cat upside down.

Son, wouldn't it be even more unfair? But Zen Master Nanquan let him be biased.Because what is needed now is to make a decisive decision to calm down the smoke and dust. Everything is a machine.For example, the four seasons of solar terms, once summer arrives, all stalls will be closed in spring, regardless of Whether some flowers have bloomed or not, whether it is too late or not.And once autumn arrives, we want everyone to It is autumn, once winter arrives, once spring arrives, it is winter and spring for everyone, during which each People's petty reasons can't be bothered.This is the decisive decision of the way of heaven, so God is also said to be unfair.

I can't remember whose family's story it was. A son was ordered by his father to cure Luansi. He drew his sword and chopped it off, saying: Those who should be beheaded.How many times have there been major events in history, those who disobeyed orders were punished, and those who surrendered were pardoned, regardless of personal circumstances .You should only stand on the side of heaven, not on the side of the condemned and pardoned.This is what Zen Master Linji called " Be the master everywhere, everywhere is true.”The way of heaven and history is so true. In the section where the cat was beheaded, you should only stand in the position of Zen Master Nanquan, not in the position of the cat.

Because in terms of human affairs, the cat can be said to be the atoner for the two monks, but in terms of the way of heaven, it is I can't live with this kind of religious feeling.That's it.I got to know the goodness of Zen Master Zu Yuan again.Two of his verses The sentence: "Treasure the three-foot sword of Dayuan, cut the spring breeze in the light and shadow", that is, he escaped from the jade when the Song Dynasty was destroyed by Yuan soldiers. The position of burning stones together, but turned around and stood in the position of the way of heaven.That cat is just like the spring breeze slashing in the lightning.

When the child falls, the mother will hit the ground to coax him not to cry, and if the ground is not good, she will hit the ground. If the ground knows, it will Don't think it's wronged, and the cat shouldn't think it's a sacrifice. Bi Yan recorded this koan as a reminder: "If the meaning is not enough, it is time to mention it; if the words are not enough, it is better to focus on it. If the electricity turns to the stars and flies, you can pour the water and the mountains. "Nanquan Zen Master cut the cat and taught people for thousands of years. A heavenly word.