Someday the Buddha, exhibiting a valuable stone that modified color relying on beholders, requested his college students, “What color is that this?” Every of the scholars responded with a distinct color. Then, the Buddha hid the valuable stone in his sleeve and elevating his arms, stated, “What color is that this?” His college students answered, “You don’t have the valuable stone in your arms. The place can the colors be?” The Buddha stated with a sigh of grief, “How can your ignorance be this deep? Once I confirmed you a sophisticated valuable stone, every of you produced phrases equivalent to blue, orange, crimson, white, black and so forth. Nevertheless, after I present you the true valuable stone, you say that you simply don’t know.”
Pupil: “What was the true valuable stone that the Buddha confirmed?”
Grasp: “It can’t be hidden.”
Commentary:
Hiding it’s revealing it.
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