Joshu asked Nansen, \u201cWhat is the Way?\u201d Nansen answered, \u201cYour ordinary mind\u2013that is the Way.\u201d Joshu said, \u201cCan it be grasped (for study)?\u201d Nansen replied, \u201cThe more you pursue, the more does it slip away.\u201d Joshu asked once more, \u201cHow can you know it is the Way?\u201d Nansen responded, \u201cThe Way does not belong to knowledge, nor does it belong to non knowledge. Knowledge is illusion. Non knowledge is beyond discrimination. When you get to this Way without doubt, you are free like the vastness of space, an unfathomable void, so how can you explain it by yes or no?\u201d Upon hearing this, Joshu was awakened.<\/p>\n
Mumon\u2019s Comment: <\/p>\n
The question Joshu asked Nansen was dissolved by a stroke. After being enlightened, Joshu must further his pursuit 30 more years to exhaust that meaning.<\/p>\n
Hundred flowers in Spring, the moon in Autumn,
The cool wind in Summer and Winter\u2019s snow.
If your mind is not clouded with things,
You are happy at any time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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