Before the thirty-third Buddha-ancestor Ta-chien (Hui-neng) became a full-fledged monk, he was staying at the Fa-shih Temple of Kuang-chou, when two monks crossed words with each other.
One of them said, "A flag is fluttering."
The other said, "No, the wind is blowing."
There seemed to be no end to their discussion.
Then Ta-chien (Hui-neng) said, '"Neither of them is moving. Your minds are moving."
On hearing this, they agreed with him........
frederick franck author of the zen of seeing
2 comments:
I heard this a couple years ago and did not get it at the time. I spent so much time thinking about it and trying to grasp the meaning. I get it now after reading it tonight.
I'm glad that your Consciousness is rising.........namaste, thomas
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