Rinzai requested Takuho, “Hitherto, one used the stick, one other the Katsu. Which one is nearer the reality?” Rakuho mentioned, “Neither is close to.” Rinzai mentioned, “What’s it to be close to?” Rakuho gave a Katsu. Rinzai hit him.
Commentary:
Rinzai’s query is ‘if one used the persist with reveal the true-Self and one other the Katsu, which revealed the true-Self higher?’ Really, he requested, “Are you able to see the true-Self that I’m revealing now, with out being deluded by phrases?” Rakuho’s reply ‘Neither is close to’ means that he’s not deluded by both alternative since he’s conscious that each are mistaken if he follows the phrases, however that each choices are proper as a result of they’re the identical if he sees them as they honestly are. Rinzai requested yet another time, “Then, what’s the true-Self?” by saying, “What’s it to be close to?” Rakuho responded by giving a Katsu, and Rinzai authorized by hitting him.
Scholar: “If one makes use of the stick, and one other the Katsu, which one is nearer the reality?”
Grasp: “What’s close to the reality remains to be distant from the reality.”
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