Chôsa had a monk ask Master E, “How was it when you had not yet seen Nansen?” 
E remained silent. 
The monk asked, “What about after seeing him?” 
E said, “Nothing special.”
The monk returned and told Chôsa about this. 
Chôsa said, “The man sits on the top of a hundred-foot pole. He has entered the way, but it is not yet genuine. He must take one step from the top of a hundred-foot pole. The worlds of the ten directions will be his complete body.” 
The monk said, “How shall one take a step from the top of a hundred-foot
pole?” 
Sa said, “Mountains of Ro; water of Rei.” 
The monk said, “I don’t understand.”
Sa said, “Four seas and five lakes are all under the imperial reign.”
David Given Schwarm 
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