A monk asked famous Chan Master Zhaozhou Congshen (Chao-chou, 778-897): “What is the Buddha?”
The master replied: “The one in the hall.”
The monk said, “But the one in the hall is an image, a mere statue, a lump of mud.”
Zhaozhou agreed, “That’s true.”
“So,” persisted the monk, “what is the Buddha?” Zhaozhou responded: “The one in the hall!”
The Master was trying to tell his disciple that the Buddha could not be known by asking questions such as 'What is the Buddha!' The Buddha is to be experienced; it is to be understood through an awakening. When awakening happens, you understand that you are Buddha! This is how the Buddha can be understood.
It is like this: I have tasted nectar. Just by explaining the sweetness of it to you, by explaining its texture to you, by explaining about my experience of it to you, can you understand anything about nectar? No! But if you just taste it once, you will know exactly what it is! Only tasting will help. Until then you can have an idea that it is sweet, that it is smooth etc, that's all. But you cannot feel the real joy of it till you taste it for yourself.
http://www.enlightened-spirituality.org/Zen_Humor.html
The master replied: “The one in the hall.”
The monk said, “But the one in the hall is an image, a mere statue, a lump of mud.”
Zhaozhou agreed, “That’s true.”
“So,” persisted the monk, “what is the Buddha?” Zhaozhou responded: “The one in the hall!”
The Master was trying to tell his disciple that the Buddha could not be known by asking questions such as 'What is the Buddha!' The Buddha is to be experienced; it is to be understood through an awakening. When awakening happens, you understand that you are Buddha! This is how the Buddha can be understood.
It is like this: I have tasted nectar. Just by explaining the sweetness of it to you, by explaining its texture to you, by explaining about my experience of it to you, can you understand anything about nectar? No! But if you just taste it once, you will know exactly what it is! Only tasting will help. Until then you can have an idea that it is sweet, that it is smooth etc, that's all. But you cannot feel the real joy of it till you taste it for yourself.
http://www.enlightened-spirituality.org/Zen_Humor.html
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