Afterward, when Ryuge was the pinnacle of a temple, a monk got here into his room and requested for instruction, saying, “When you went on pilgrimage, you went to seek the advice of these two masters. Do you agree with them?”
Ryuge stated, “Though I agree with them deeply, there may be nonetheless no that means of the patriarch’s coming from the West.”
Commentary:
When the monk requested Ryuge if he agreed with the masters who had hit Ryuge with a cushion, he answered that he did. Nonetheless, the monastic didn’t ask, and Ryuge didn’t say what he agreed upon with them. Are you able to guess what he agreed upon with them? All enlightened folks agree with one another on the true-Self. Ryuge was compassionate sufficient to indicate the monastic what he agreed upon with them. This is the reason he added, “There’s nonetheless no that means of the patriarch’s coming from the West” after answering that he agreed with them. In different phrases, he revealed the true-Self by saying, “There’s nonetheless no that means of the patriarch’s coming from the West.”
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