Friday, September 25, 2015

禅宗公案 Zen Koan - 岂曾混淆 Have Been Mixed Up Before

   


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有一位云水僧在参访时,路过一位老太太所管理的庵前休息,他问老妇人道:‘师姑!这座庵堂除你之外,还有其他的眷属吗?’
On his study trip, a travelling monk passed by a temple and there was an old lady, the temple's in-charge, resting in front, he asked the old lady:
Shi-gu! (A form of respectful address for a female person - teaching aunt)
This temple, other than you, still have other relatives?
      
老婆婆:‘有!’
Old lady: Have!
      
云水僧:‘怎么没有看到呢?’
Travelling monk: How come didn't see any?
     
老婆婆:‘喏!山河大地若草若木都是我的眷属呀!’
Old lady: Nuo! ( a sound like saying "There")
Mountain river great earth like grass like wood are all my relatives!
    
云水僧:‘无情不是有情,那些山河草木何曾是师姑的样子?’
Travelling monk: Without emotion is not With emotion, those mountain river grass wood since when have been like Shi-gu's in looks?   
    
老婆婆:‘那你看我是甚么样子?’
Old lady: Then you see me as what kind of look?
 
云水僧:‘俗人!’
Travelling monk: common people! (Layperson)  
    
老婆婆:‘你也不是出家人!’
Old lady: You are also not a chu-jia person! (chu-jia ren - monk or nun)   
    
云水僧:‘师姑!你可不能混淆佛法。’
Travelling monk: Shi-gu! You can not mix up Buddha Dharma.   
    
老婆婆:‘我并没有混淆佛法呀!’
Old lady: I have not mixed up Buddha Dharma!   
    
云水僧:‘俗人主持庵堂,草木皆成道友,你这样不是在混淆佛法是什么?’
Travelling monk: Commoner in charge of temple, grass and wood all become Dao (Path) friends, your ways like these is not mixed up Buddha Dharma then is what?
        
老婆婆:‘法师!你不可那么说,要知道你是男人,我是女人,何曾混淆?’
Old lady: Fashi! You can't say like these, must know that you are male and I am female, when ever have mixed up?
    
   
宇宙万有本是一体的,心、佛、众生是无差别的,
吾人却硬是要将此一体的、无差别的,分割开来并以分别心看待之,
故世间上是非善恶,情与无情,甚至男女异类,世出世间诸法,就对待不已了,
若以一真法界而言,如老婆婆者何曾混淆?

All that exist in the universe is One form or body of Heart, Buddha, Sentient beings, all have no differentiation.
However, Individuals firmly cut up this One form that is undifferentiated with dualistic view,
thus, in the world, there are true lies good evil, like and dislike, even male and female as different species, all methods within and without of the world, non stop facing these differences,
If view as One True Dharma Realm, then old lady when has been mixed up before?
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Hahaha!

Another lovely story with much depth!

As in the previous story of a polished and unpolished mirror, is there a difference in its inherent nature?

All boils down to the Individual's cultivation level and enlightenment level only!

Take some moments and sit back to ponder, please.
Are you truly moving along the Bodhi Path armed with the necessaries to Arrive?


Cheers all


Om Guru Lian Sheng Siddhi Hom
Lama Lotuschef



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