Listen or not

When Master Qinglin Qian first visited Master Dongshan, Master Dongshan asked: Where did you come from?

Zen Master Qinglin replied: Wuling!

Zen Master Dongshan asked again: How is the difference between Wuling’s Buddhism and mine?

Zen Master Qinglin said: It’s like blooming bright flowers on the wild sand and stones.

After hearing this, Zen Master Dongshan turned around and instructed his disciples: Make some good food to offer to this person!

After hearing this, Zen Master Qinglin turned out instead.

Zen Master Dongshan said to the public: This person will inevitably make all the monks in the world gather under his disciples in the future!

One day, when Zen Master Qinglin said goodbye to Zen Master Dongshan, Zen Master Dongshan asked: Where are you going?

Zen Master Qinglin said: The sun will not hide and cannot be seen, because since it is the sun, it will inevitably be the world and the world.

Dongshan Zen Master Yin Ke said: You must take care of yourself and take care of yourself!

So Zen Master Dongshan sent Zen Master Qinglin out of the mountain gate. When he broke up, Zen Master Dongshan suddenly said: Can you express your feelings about this far-distance trip in one sentence?

Zen Master Qinglin said without hesitation: step by step in the world, without any image in his whole body.

Zen Master Dongshan pondered for a long time.Zen Master Qinglin asked: Teacher! Why don’t you speak?

Zen Master Dongshan answered by question: I have said so many things to you, why do you falsely accuse me of not speaking?

Zen Master Qinglin knelt down and said: The disciples you said did not hear, and the disciples heard what you said.

Zen Master Dongshan helped Master Qinglin up and said: Go! You can go to the place where there is no words or instructions.

The Zen masters are very serious. They are not lying. They clearly say that they have not heard what others say, but they have not said it. They say that they have heard it. This is a very interesting state of Zen. In fact, if they hear the speechless teachings of French, then they have already heard the sound of Zen.