David Given Schwarm

A monk named Seizei asked of Sozan: `Seizei is alone and poor. Will you give him support?’Sozan asked: `Seizei?’ Seizei responded: `Yes, sir.’ Sozan said: `You have Zen, the best wine in China, and alrady have finished three cups, and still you are saying that they did not even wet your lips.’ Mumon’s Comment: Seizei…

A monk asked Seijo: `I understand that a Buddha who lived before recorded history sat in meditation for ten cycles of existence and could not realize the highest truth, and so could not become fully emancipated. Why was this so?’Seijo replied: `Your question is self-explanatory.’ The monk asked: `Since the Buddha was meditating, why could…