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101 Truyn Thin
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Nguyn tc: Nyogen Senzaki
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101 Truyn Thin (101 Zen Stories) l quyn sch do thin s Nyogen Senz!i t"ng h#$
n%& 1'1'( g)& cc truyn * c+ng n thin th,i th- !. 1' * /0 * 01n d2ch c3
Shse!ish4 (Snd nd 5e00les)( do thin s Nh6t 7u84 ( ( 9+ Tr:) *i-t *o th- !.
&,i 0;
101 Zen Stories su <= <#c 5ul >e$s in l?i d@i tAn BZen Clesh( Zen Dones;E
Fnh &Gc d@i <Hy g)& cc 0i <I <#c ch:ng t+i d2ch tJ ti-ng Knh sng ti-ng 9it(
cLng thA& l,i 0Mnh;
NOi l B0MnhE nhng thPc r chQng B0MnhE gM c1; R= chS l &Lt *i gi1i thTch thA& < l&
rU nhVng nWi 0T Xn !h= hiu( hoYc nhZn &?nh thA& *i nWi c[n nhZn &?nh\ *@i hy *Ong
l &Oi <Lc gi1 c3 &Oi t[ng l@$ <u c= cW hLi hiu * th]ng th^c ci <_$ c3 truyn
thin;
5h[n F2ch * DMnh c3 &ì truyn c= th thy <"i theo th,i gin( &ì !hi ch:ng t+i !h&
$h r <iu gM c[n sa <"i;
Trong !hi <Oc &ì 0i( n-u c= thA& < ngh2 gM( bin cc 0?n *i-t *o $h[n $h1n h)i cuci
0i t?i trndinhhonh; dord$ress; co& ( hy e&il * tdhonheg&il;co&; Thnh th6t c1&
Wn cc 0?n;
Truyn thM tr@c h-t l <Oc cho *ui( th]ng th^c &Lt &1nh *%n h= nhf( su <= l hy
*Ong ch:ng t c= th ng& <#c 0i hOc sHu sgc tJ trong truyn < l& giu cho cch scng
c3 &Mnh;
Nhng c^ *ui tr@c <I( giu hy !h+ng thM tTnh su;
hh:c cc 0?n thHn tH& th,ng n l?c;
Trn nh Honh
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101 Truyn Thin
1; Tch Tr
/; NhYt <#c !i& cWng giV lci 0in
j; 96y
k; 9Hng l,i
l; N-u yAu( hIy yAu c+ng !hi
m; nh+ng c= tJ tH&
o; Th+ng 0o
p; S=ng l@n
'; nh+ng trL& <#c &Yt tr%ng
10; Di thW cuci cing c3 qoshin
11; hhuyn <,i Shun!i
1/; rng Tu *ui tTnh
1j; 7Lt *2 5h6t
1k; R,ng 0in
1l; Shoun * 7_
1m; nh+ng b 5h6t *2
1o; F?y !iu h tin
1p; 7Lt dG ng+n
1'; NguyAn ls <[u tiAn
/0; t,i !huyAn c3 &_
/1; Ti-ng *` c3 &Lt 0n ty
//; uu1 ti& t+i chy nh la
/j; vshun r <i
/k; TGng !inh
/l; D ngy nV
/m; R"i trnh lu6n lZy ch` ng3
/o; NiOng n=i c3 h?nh $h:c
/p; 7] !ho tng c3 0?n
/'; nh+ng n@c( !h+ng tr%ng
j0; Fnh thi-$
j1; 7Oi th^ <u nhZt
j/; 5hHn gi, tZc ngOc
jj; Dn ty c3 7o!usen
jk; 7Lt nG c,i trong c1 &Lt <,i
jl; Thin tJng $h:t
jm; 7 ho
jo; wn hnh !inh sch
jp; SP nghi$ c3 Nisho
j'; Ng3 ngy
k0; Trong cUi &Lng
j
k1; Thin c3 xoshu
k/; hHu tr1 l,i c3 ng,i ch-t
kj; Thin trong <,i gI %n &y
kk; ny c@$ thnh &+n <
kl; R:ng * Si
km; hf cHy gic ngL th- noz
ko; qO s{ th& l&
kp; TS l chTnh bc
k'; 5h6t &|i <en
l0; >yonen <gc ngL
l1; 7iso chu
l/; }nh sng c3 con c= th tgt
lj; Ng,i cho nAn c& Wn
lk; Fi ch:c
ll; Tr s * !y st nhHn
lm; R,ng th6t
lo; ha thiAn <ng
lp; Dgt +ng 5h6t <
l'; hhi-n 0inh c3 nhHn lo?i
m0; R,ng h[&
m1; Nudo * ThiAn hong
m/; Trong 0n ty <2nh &nh
mj; St sinh
mk; 7) h+i c3 nsn
ml; TrJ &
mm; D[y con c3 ThiAn hong
mo; hon l& gM *6y~ Th[y n=i gM *6y~
mp; 7Lt nct Thin
m'; n tLi
o0; hi quT gi nhZt trAn th- gi@i
o1; qOc i& lYng
o/; tInh ch: <[u <Yc
oj; 7,i truyn nhHn
ok; qci c1i thPc sP
ol; TTnh n=ng
om; TH& <
oo; nh+ng 0& 0Gi
op; Th2nh *#ng th6t
o'; t hWng
p0; 5h$ l? th6t
p1; Ng3 <i
p/; hhQng c= gM hin hVu
pj; nh+ng l&( !h+ng %n
pk; D?n th6t
pl; Ni, ch-t
pm; 5h6t scng * th# l& 0)n tg&
k
po; D lo?i < ta
pp; t& so < *i-t &Lt 0i thW Tu
p'; Rci tho?i thin
'0; h: <[u l[n cuci
'1; 7ii *2 c3 thnh !i-& c3 Dnzo
'/; Thin !hWi la
'j; Thin c3 ng,i ! truyn
'k; Ri chWi <A&
'l; t th cho ng,i sg$ ch-t
'm; 7Lt giOt n@c
'o; F?y <iu rct ro
'p; 9+ chZ$
''; FZ& c3 Tosui
100; hhi t{nh lYng
101; Thin c3 5h6t
9ersion xune 1'( /010
5h[n ti-ng 9it co$yright /010 TRq
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Tch tr
Nnin( &Lt thin s th,i 7inh Tr2 ThiAn qong (1pmp1'1/)( ti-$ &Lt gio s <?i hOc
<-n < hfi * Thin;
Nnin r=t tr; Thin s r=t <[y tch c3 gio s( * c^ ti-$ tGc r=t;
92 gio s nhMn tr trn r ngoi cho <-n l:c +ng !h+ng nh2n <#c nV( BTrn r ngoi
r)i( !h+ng thA& <#c nV~E
BNh l tch tr ny(E Nnin n=i( B+ng <[y s !i-n * $hfng <on; t& so t+i c= th chS
Thin cho +ng n-u +ng !h+ng <" s?ch tch c3 +ng tr@czE
Bnh
hHu chuyn ny !h+ng nhZt thi-t chS <:ng cho hOc Thin; 7ucn tM& hiu 0Zt ! <iu gM ,
<,i&Lt t+n gio( &Lt ng,i( &Lt nh=& ng,i( &Lt nn *%n h=( &Lt dHn tLc( &Lt l2ch
sa( &Lt *G !in( *;*\ ch:ng t $h1i <" s?ch tch thnh !i-n( gi1 <2nh( $hfng <on * !-t
lu6n trong <[u&Lt ci tch trcng r`ng( &Lt t, giZy trgng tinhthM ch:ng t &@i c= th
hOc hfi <#c;
D?n <ng 0gt <[u *o cuLc hnh trMnh qu 101 Truyn Thin < tM& hiu Thin l gM; RHy
l truyn <[u tiAn; D?n c[n <" s?ch tch c3 0?n( < 0@c *o * <i qu cuLc hnh trMnh
ny;
D?n <I nghe( <Oc( 0i-t * hiu gM * Thin tr@c !iz in 0?n <" s?ch; R tH& * trT
trcng r`ng cho cuLc hnh trMnh;
TH& r`ng lYng( nh@ nh;
(Tr[n RMnh qonh d2ch * 0Mnh)
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A Cup of Tea
Nnin( x$nese &ster during the 7ei8i er (1pmp1'1/)( recei*ed uni*ersity
$roessor dho c&e to inquire 0out Zen;
Nnin ser*ed te; qe $oured his *isitors cu$ ull( nd then !e$t on $ouring;
The $roessor dtched the o*erlod until he no longer could restrin hi&sel; Bt is
o*erull; No &ore dill go in~E
Bti!e this cu$(E Nnin sid( Byou re ull o your odn o$inions nd s$ecultions; qod
cn shod you Zen unless you irst e&$ty your cu$zE
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Nht c !i" c#n$ $i%a &'i ()n
Thin s Nudo l th[y c3 ThiAn hong; Fi *6y( ngi th,ng <i b &Lt &Mnh nh l &Lt
hnh !hZt lng thng; Ngy nO trAn <,ng <-n vdo( trung tH& *%n h= chTnh tr2 c3 Nh6t
th,i <=( Nudo <-n g[n &Lt lng nhf tAn T!end; Tr,i <I tci * & rZt l@n; Nudo @t
s|ng c1 ng,i; R+i d$ rW& c3 ngi <I rI nt; R-n &Lt c%n nh g[n lng ngi thZy c=
0cn n%& <+i d$ trAn ca s" * quy-t <2nh &u *i <+i !h+;
7Lt ng,i <n 0 &ng d$ r cho ngi *( thZy ngi @t s|ng( 0n &,i ngi * nh ch2
tr: qu <A&; Nudo nh6n l,i( c& Wn ch2; Ngi *o nh( tGng &Lt 0i !inh tr@c 0n th,
gi <Mnh; Su <= ngi <#c gi@i thiu <-n &_ * cc con c3 ch2; ThZy c1 nh c= *y tr[&
uZt( Nudo hfi c= chuyn gM !h+ng "n;
Bhh)ng con l ng,i &A c, 0?c nd sy s(E ch2 n=i; Bnhi nh Zy thgng( nh ucng sy
* tr] nAn dV dn; nhi thu( nh *y tin c3 ng,i !hc; R+i !hi sy qu &^c( nh
!h+ng * nh lu+n; hon l& gM <#c 0Hy gi,zE
BT+i s gi:$ nh Zy(E Nudo n=i; BT+i c= tin <Hy; hh2 &u di& t+i &+t 0Mnh r#u l@n *
Tt <) %n; ong r)i ch2 c= th <i nghS; T+i s thin <2nh tr@c 0n th,;E
nhi nh ch)ng * nh l:c na <A&( sy &&( nh rcng ( *#( t+i <Hy; h= gM cho t+i %n
!h+ngzE
BT+i c= ch:t Tt cho nh(E Nudo n=i; BT+i 02 !_t & * *# nh rZt ta t-( hfi t+i ] l?i <Hy
qu <A&; R tr1 Wn t+i <I &u &Lt Tt r#u * c( *6y nh %n lu+n &Lt th;E
p
Knh ch)ng *ui *y; cng &Lt hWi h-t h3 r#u * n& l%n bucng sn; Nudo ng)i thin
c?nh nh t;
R-n sng nh ch)ng th^c d6y * quAn &Zt &Oi sP <A& h+& tr@c; Brng l iz rng t@i tJ
<HuzE nh t hfi Nudo( ng,i *n <ng ng)i thin;
BT+i l Nudo ] nyoto * t+i <ng trAn <,ng <i vdo(E thin s tr1 l,i;
Knh ch)ng thZy rZt bZu h"; Knh lTnh qusnh bin lì *2 th[y c3 ThiAn hong;
Nudo &S& c,i; B7Oi sP trAn <,i <u *+ th,ng(E ngi gi1i thTch; BhuLc <,i rZt nggn;
N-u nh c^ ti-$ tGc <nh 0?c * sy s( nh s chQng cn tT th,i gin no < l& <#c
*ic gM !hc( * nh s l& gi <Mnh nh <u !h" nV;E
R[u =c c3 ng,i ch)ng 0`ng th^c tSnh nh tJ trong &Lt giZc &W; BTh[y n=i rZt $h1i(E
nh n=i; Bt& so con c= th tr1 Wn th[y cho nhVng l,i d?y *i diu ny~ R con tin th[y
<i &Lt <o?n * &ng <) cho th[y;E
BR#c( n-u nh &ucn *6y(E Nudo <)ng s ;
qi ng,i r <i; R#c 0 dY&( Nudo 01o nh ch)ng <i *; BThA& n%& dY& nV th+i(E
nh !o ni; qO <i ti-$;
BKnh * <#c r)i(E Nudo < ngh2;
B7,i dY& nV(E nh ch)ng n=i;
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B9 <i(E Nudo n=i !hi <I bong &,i dY&;
Bhon s theo th[y c1 <,i(E nh ch)ng tuyAn 0c;
hc thin s Nh6t ngy ny <u $ht sinh tJ dng c3 &Lt thin s n"i ti-ng !- *2 Nudo;
R= l thn s 7unn( ng,i <n +ng !h+ng 0o gi, quy l?i;
Bnh*
R) t 0u+ng <o thnh 5h6t; 7ì ng,i l 5h6t <ng thnh; Sul 0ch h?i con hh:(
su l?i tr] thnh Thnh 5ul( cLt trG chTnh c3 gio hLi ThiAn ch: gio;
T+n !Tnh &Oi ng,i( nh D) tt Th,ng DZt nhinh <I l&; RJng 0o gi, c= thnh !i-n(
! th2( * coi th,ng i;
nh+ng c= nWi no l !h+ng th c= 5h6t; RJng coi th,ng cc *|ng 0in th- gin;
Nudo chS tTnh 01o nh sy <Jng sy nV( nhng nh sy tSnh ngL sHu thQ& <-n &^c
theo tu *{nh *in * thnh <?i thin s; h= ngh{ l Nudo !h+ng !hi sng cho nh sy(
& chTnh nh sy !hi sng &Mnh Nudo chS t?o &Lt tT cW hLi & th+i;
TH& c3 &ì ch:ng t <I sng tJ nguyAn th3y( <ng 02 lu &,( chS c[n &Lt tT cW hLi *o
<:ng l:c l tH& c= th tP tf sng tr] l?i;
N-u cc l,i Nudo n=i & chS <Oc trAn nternet( hy do ng,i !hc n=i( thM ch chgc <I
c= 1nh h]ng sHu <6& trAn nh sy <-n th-; SP hin din c3 Nudo( ci tJ tcn t{nh lYng
n l?c * ngu)n n%ng l#ng tot r tJ ng,i Nudo nhZt <2nh l c= 1nh h]ng rZt l@n trAn
nh sy; 7ì ng,i ch:ng t c= &Lt Bdng *yE( &Lt 0=ng dng nLi tH& tot r 0An ngoi
nh th-;
9ic nh sy 7unn gY$ <?i thin s Nudo c= $h1i l duyAn ! ngL !h+ngz T c= nAn
suy g& &Lt tT * hi chV BnhHn duyAnE !h+ngz
D?n <I c= 0o gi, nghe Bti-ng gOiE no &Inh lit trong lng 0?n nh ti-ng gOi nh sy
<i theo Nudo !h+ngz D?n tr1 l,i ti-ng gOi <= th- noz
(Trn nh Honh dch v bnh)
+in,in$ a -ia"on, on a .u,,y /oa,
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Nudo ds the e&$erors techer o his ti&e; Ne*ertheless( he used to tr*el lone s
dndering &endicnt; nce dhen he ds on his ds to vdo( the culturl nd $oliticl
center o the shogunte( he $$roched little *illge n&ed T!en!; t ds e*ening
nd he*y rin ds lling; Nudo ds thoroughly det; qis strd sndls dere in $ieces;
Kt r&house ner the *illge he noticed our or i*e $irs o sndls in the dindod nd
decided to 0uy so&e dry ones;
The do&n dho oered hi& the sndls( seeing hod det he ds( in*ited hi& in to
re&in or the night t her ho&e; Nudo cce$ted( thn!ing her; qe entered nd recited
sutr 0eore the &ily shrine; qe then ds introduced to the do&ns &other( nd to her
children; 0ser*ing tht the entire &ily ds de$ressed( Nudo s!ed dht ds drong;
B7y hus0nd is g&0ler nd drun!rd(E the housedie told hi&; Bhen he h$$ens
to din he drin!s nd 0eco&es 0usi*e; hen he loses he 0orrods &oney ro& others;
So&eti&es dhen he 0eco&es thoroughly drun! he does not co&e ho&e t ll; ht cn
dozE
B dill hel$ hi&(E sid Nudo; Bqere is so&e &oney; Net &e gllon o ine dine nd
so&ething good to et; Then you &y retire; dill &editte 0eore the shrine;E
hen the &n o the house returned 0out &idnight( quite drun!( he 0elloded Bqey(
die( & ho&e; q*e you so&ething or &e to etzE
B h*e so&ething or you(E sid Nudo; B h$$ened to get cught in the rin nd your
die !indly s!ed &e to re&in here or the night; n return h*e 0ought so&e dine nd
ish( so you &ight s dell h*e the&;E
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The &n ds delighted; qe drn! the dine t once nd lid hi&sel dodn on the loor;
Nudo st in &edittion 0eside hi&;
n the &orning dhen the hus0nd do!e he hd orgotten 0out the $re*ious night; Bho
re youz here do you co&e ro&zE he s!ed Nudo( dho still ds &editting;
B & Nudo o nyoto nd & going on to vdo(E re$lied the Zen &ster;
The &n ds utterly sh&ed; qe $ologized $rousely to the techer o his e&$eror;
Nudo s&iled; Bv*erything in this lie is i&$er&nent(E he eb$lined; Btie is *ery 0rie;
you !ee$ on g&0ling nd drin!ing( you dill h*e no ti&e let to cco&$lish nything
else( nd you dill cuse your &ily to suer too;E
The $erce$tion o the hus0nd do!e s i ro& dre&; Bou re right(E he declred;
Bqod cn e*er re$y you or this donderul teching~ tet &e see you o nd crry
your things little dy;E
B you dish(E ssented Nudo;
The tdo strted out; Kter they hd gone three &iles Nudo told hi& to return; Bxust
nother i*e &iles(E he 0egged Nudo; They continued on;
Bou &y return nod(E suggested Nudo;
BKter nother ten &iles(E the &n re$lied;
B>eturn nod(E sid Nudo( dhen the ten &iles hd 0een $ssed;
B & going to ollod you ll the rest o &y lie(E declred the &n;
7odern Zen techers in x$n s$ring ro& the linege o &ous &ster dho ds the
successor o Nudo; qis n&e ds 7unn( the &n dho ne*er turned 0c!;
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Thin s q!uin <#c lng ging c tGng l scng &Lt cuLc <,i tinh !hi-t;
N[n nWi thin s ] c= &Lt c+ gi <_$ con c3 +ng 0 ch3 ti& thPc $hX&; RLt nhiAn 0c
&_ c+ gi !h& $h l c+ <ng c= thi;
Dc &_ c+ rZt gi6n; h+ chQng th: nh6n i l 0c <^ 0( nhng su nhiu $ lPc( cuci cing
c+ !hi tAn thin s q!uin;
hPc ! gi6n dV( 0c &_ c+ <-n gY$ thin s; B96y ;E thin s chS n=i *6y;
Su !hi <^ 0 cho <,i( n= <#c &ng <-n cho q!uin; R-n gi, ny thin s <I hon
ton &Zt h-t t%& ti-ng( nhng ngi chQng thZy $hin toi gM( * ngi lo cho <^ 0 rZt tct;
Thin s bin hng b=& sV * cc th^ & <^ 0 c[n;
7Lt n%& su c+ gi &_ <^ 0 ch2u h-t n"i; h+ th: th6t *@i 0c &_ rng 0c th6t c3 <^
0 l &Lt c6u l& *ic trong ch# c;
Dc &_ c+ gi <i gY$ q!uin ngy * bin lì( n%n nS ! l di dng( * bin <^ 0 l?i;
q!uin 0ng lng; 9 !hi gio <^ 0 l?i( thin s chS n=i B96y ;E
Bnh*
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Tm tnh lng; h= t%& ti-ng( !h+ng *ui; 7Zt t%& ti-ng( !h+ng 0u)n ; NY$ 0Zt c+ng(
!h+ng sHn h6n; q-t 0Zt c+ng( !h+ng &Jng r;
Sng ty duyn FuyAn &ng 0 <-n thM nu+i; FuyAn < 0 <i thM th+i; hhQng c= gM
$h1i thgc &gc;
!Tm "h#ng$ nh 0[u tr,i trong bnh; 7Hy <-n tP nhiAn * &Hy <i tP nhiAn;
Nhng t?i so thin s !h+ng gi1i thTch tci thiu l &Lt cHu Bt+i !h+ng $h1i l ch <^
0zE
h= th *M <Tnh chTnh c|ng *+ TchchQng qu c|ng chS l l,i ng,i ny chOi l,i ng,i !i;
D <I c= duyAn <-n *@i t thM t nu+i nZng * *ui chWi *@i 0;
7Lt n%& su &_ e& 0 tP nhiAn <"i s( !hi sP th6t( hy c+ t <I <#c sP t{nh lYng c3
q!uin chuyn h=z
T{nh lYng c= s^c &?nh hy !h+ngz
T{nh lYng c= l,i n=i hy !h+ngz
23 That 4o5
The Zen &ster q!uin ds $rised 0y his neigh0ors s one li*ing $ure lie;
hci y * ni-n trnh c3 thin s q!uin
K 0eutiul x$nese girl dhose $rents odned ood store li*ed ner hi&; Suddenly(
dithout ny drning( her $rents disco*ered she ds dith child;
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This &de her $rents *ery ngry; She dould not coness dho the &n ds( 0ut ter
&uch hrss&ent t lst n&ed q!uin;
n gret nger the $rents dent to the &ster; Bs tht sozE ds ll he dould sy;
Kter the child ds 0orn it ds 0rought to q!uin; Dy this ti&e he hd lost his re$uttion(
dhich did not trou0le hi&( 0ut he too! *ery good cre o the child; qe o0tined &il!
ro& his neigh0ors nd e*erything else the little one needed;
K yer lter the girl&other could stnd it no longer; She told her $rents the truth tht
the rel ther o the child ds young &n dho dor!ed in the ish&r!et;
The &other nd ther o the girl t once dent to q!uin to s! his orgi*eness( to
$ologize t length( nd to get the child 0c! gin;
q!uin ds dilling; n yielding the child( ll he sid ds Bs tht sozE
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06n$ &7i
hc 0u"i thuy-t gi1ng c3 thin s Dn!ei thu h:t !h+ng chS thin sinh & <3 &Oi h?ng
ng,i c3 &Oi gio $hi; Thin s chQng 0o gi, nhgc <-n !inh ! hy ding cc ls lu6n
!ho 01ng( & chS n=i trPc ti-$ tJ qu1 ti& <-n thQng qu1 ti& c3 ng,i nghe;
7Lt nh s c3 gio $hi Nichiren 0Pc t^c *M <& <+ng <-n nghe thin s Dn!ei * *M
&Lt sc tTn <) c3 nh s <I 0f s & <i nghe Dn!ei gi1ng; 92 s Nichiren tP i( <i <-n
chi( nhZt <2nh $h1i trnh lu6n *@i Dn!ei;
B( thin s~E *2 s Nichiren gOi; BR#i &Lt tT; Ki !Tnh trOng +ng s *Hng theo l]i +ng(
nhng ng,i nh t+i !h+ng !Tnh trOng +ng; rng c= th l& t+i *Hng l,i +ng !h+ngzE
BR-n 0An c?nh t+i * t+i s chS cho +ng(E Dn!ei n=i;
Nh s Nichiren hInh din 0@c qu <& <+ng <-n c?nh thin s;
Dn!ei s&iled; Buu 0An tri t+i;E
92 s l& theo;
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Bnh+ng(E Dn!ei n=i( Bch:ng t n=i chuyn d hWn n-u nh <^ng 0An $h1i; D@c qu
<Hy;E
Nh s hInh din 0@c sng 0An $h1i;
BKnh thZy !h+ngE Dn!ei nh6n bt( Bnh <ng *Hng l,i t+i * t+i ngh{ rng nh l &Lt
ng,i rZt hin d2u; DHy gi,( nh ng)i bucng <Hy * nghe;E
Bnh*
SHn h6n * !iAu c%ng l& *2 s Nichiren &i &gt( <[u =c h-t nh6y 0n * !h+ng thZy
nhVng gM <ng b1y <-n cho &Mnh;
&^c <L co hWn nhi tH& &Mnh chZ$ *o &Lt <iu gM <=nh *2 s Nichiren quy-t
tH& ch^ng &inh tr@c <& <+ng l thin s Dn!ei !h+ng <iu !hin <#c +ng &Mnh d
02 &i > hhZ$ tr@c l& t thnh si &A;
7Lt tH& t{nh * &Lt tH& <Lng; T{nh chS huy <Lng( ch^ <Lng !h+ng chS huy t{nh; T@ng
ng)i trong tr@ng( quHn ch?y 0An ngoi; T@ng chS huy quHn( quHn !h+ng chS huy t@ng;
Th,i R+ng hhHu tit uucc( uu. hcc Ta( th[y 0inh $h$ c3 T+n TXn * Dng uuyAn(
c|ng 02 T+n TXn thgng 0ng trT; uu. hcc Ta ng)i trAn gh- * hfi hi < ta l& cch no
cho +ng r,i gh- & !h+ng <Gng *o ng,i +ng; Dng uuyAn n=i s <ct la d@i gh-;
Th[y cho l !- <#c; T+n TXn n=i( Bhon !h+ng l& cho th[y r,i gh- <#c( nhng n-u
th[y <^ng d6y con s c= cch l& th[y $h1i ng)i bucng gh-;E uu. hcc Ta <^ng d6y( *
tr:ng !- hOc tr; (qi hOc tr( &ì ng,i &Lt tH& s);
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8(e,ience
1o
The &ster Dn!eis tl!s dere ttended not only 0y Zen students 0ut 0y $ersons o ll
rn!s nd sects; qe ne*er quoted sutrs nor indulged in scholstic disserttions; nsted(
his dords dere s$o!en directly ro& his hert to the herts o his listeners;
qis lrge udiences ngered $riest o the Nichiren sect 0ecuse the dherents hd let to
her 0out Zen; The selcentered Nichiren $riest c&e to the te&$le( deter&ined to
de0te dith Dn!ei;
Bqey( Zen techer~E he clled out; Bit &inute; hoe*er res$ects you dill o0ey dht
you sy( 0ut &n li!e &ysel does not res$ect you; hn you &!e &e o0ey youzE
Bho&e u$ 0eside &e nd dill shod you(E sid Dn!ei;
5roudly the $riest $ushed his dy through the crodd to the techer;
Dn!ei s&iled; Bho&e o*er to &y let side;E
The $riest o0eyed;
BNo(E sid Dn!ei( Bde &y tl! 0etter i you re on the right side; Ste$ o*er here;E
The $riest $roudly ste$$ed o*er to the right
Bou see(E o0ser*ed Dn!ei( Byou re o0eying &e nd thin! you re *ery gentle
$erson; Nod sit dodn nd listen;E
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N9u y:u; h<y y:u c=n$ !hai
qi &Wi nh s * &Lt ni c+ tAn vshun hOc thin *@i &Lt thin s;
vshun rZt <_$ di l <[u c3 ni c+ <I c?o * o ching rZt th,ng; 9i *2 s th[& yAu
nng; 7Lt *2 *i-t cho nng &Lt l th tf tMnh( bin <#c gY$ riAng nng;
vshun !h+ng tr1 l,i; Ngy h+& su thin s gi1ng 0i cho c1 l@$( * !hi th[y gi1ng bong(
vshun <^ng d6y; NhMn ng,i <I *i-t thW tf tMnh cho &Mnh( vshun n=i BN-u thPc sP nh
yAu t+i rZt nhiu( hIy <-n <Hy * +& t+i;E
Bnh*
nh+ng $h1i chS l tMnh yAu & l tZt c1 nhVng chuyn !hc; Th,ng l( n-u !h+ng c= gM
si tri thM chQng ls do gM $h1i giZu gi-&; N-u c= giZu gi-&( th,ng l c= chuyn !h+ng
tct; 7ì 0T &6t l &Lt chZn song ti hI&; N-u t c= nhiu 0T &6t trong <,i qu( t ] ti
*{nh *in;
h= l ni c+ <I n=i chuyn *@i th[y * th[y r lnh ni c+ $h1i l& th-; 9M n-u ni c+ tP s
l&( thM &Lt l l& &Zt tr6t tP l@$ hOc * hi l 0Zt nhn; Fi !h+ng yAu( c|ng c[n c= tJ
tH&;
Nhng th[y r lnh thM <#c;
hc thin s n"i ti-ng l d2u dng( nhng <ci *@i thin sinh( t^c l nhVng ng,i s
thnh th[y d?y Thin su ny( cc th[y <+i !hi c= cch gio dGc rZt !hgc nghit;
2f >ou ?o@e; ?o@e 8pen&y
Tdenty &on!s nd one nun( dho ds n&ed vshun( dere $rcticing &edittion dith
certin Zen &ster;
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vshun ds *ery $retty e*en though her hed ds sh*ed nd her dress $lin; Se*erl
&on!s secretly ell in lo*e dith her; ne o the& drote her lo*e letter( insisting u$on
$ri*te &eeting;
vshun did not re$ly; The olloding dy the &ster g*e lecture to the grou$( nd dhen
it ds o*er( vshun rose; Kddressing the one dho hd dritten her( she sid B you relly
lo*e &e so &uch( co&e nd e&0rce &e nod;E
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Ah=n$ cB tC t6"
7Lt ng,i $hG nV ] Trung uucc <I cZ$ dng &Lt *2 s hWn /0 n%&; D <I l& &Lt
chi nhf cho s * lo *ic %n ucng !hi s thin <2nh; huci cing 0 thgc &gc l !h+ng
0i-t *2 s <I ti-n 0L <#c gM trong suct 0o nhiAu n%&;
R tM& cHu tr1 l,i( 0 nh, &Lt c+ gi <[y h& &ucn gi:$ &Lt ty; B9o +& +ng(E 0 01o
c+ gi( Br)i hfi <Lt ngLt t& gM 0Hy gi,z B
h+ gi *o gY$ s *( chQng n h gM( <-n *uct *e s( hfi s $h1i l& th- no * *ic <=;
B7Lt cHy &Oc trAn t1ng < trong &i <+ng(E *2 s tr1 l,i <[y thi *2; BhhQng nWi <Hu c=
hWi Z&;E
h+ gi tr] * * 0o co l?i <iu s n=i;
BNgh{ <-n *ic t+i nu+i +ng ny c1 /0 n%&~E 0 thn &Lt cch gi6n dV; Brng t chQng tf
*y gM qun tH& <-n nhu c[u c3 c+( chQng h &ucn gi1i thTch tMnh tr?ng c3 c+; rng t
!h+ng c[n $h1i <$ l?i h& &ucn( nhng Tt r +ng t c|ng $h1i tf lL <#c &Lt tT tJ tH&;E
/0
D lin <i ngy <-n chi c3 *2 s * <ct n=;
Bnh*
Ro?n nh s n=i th- ny
h+ gi *o gY$ s *( chQng n h gM( <-n *uct *e s( hfi s $h1i l& th- no * *ic <=;
B7Lt cHy &Oc trAn t1ng < trong &i <+ng(E *2 s tr1 l,i <[y thi *2; BhhQng nWi <Hu c=
hWi Z&;E
nh s n=i( T+i nh l &Lt cHy &Oc trAn < trong &i <+ng( rZt l?nh ling( chQng c= hWi
Z& no nWi t+i( chQng c= b:c c1& no nWi t+i( c+ <Jng &Zt c+ng *+ Tch;
RHy l thi <L & t gOi l Bcon ti& chi <E chQng cn &Lt tT c1& b:c no h-t; 9 <Hy l
l[& lì rZt nhiu ng,i c= * Thin( ! c1 &Lt sc thin s; T^c l hO t6$ BthinE < chS
l& cho con ti& !h+ng cn 02 b:c <Lng 0]i tZt c1 &Oi <iu trAn <,i;
Nhng n-u th- thM BtH& tJ 0iE c3 D) tt l& so & c= <#cz
D) tt c= tH& tJ 0i( c1& b:c <#c tJng nì <u rZt nhf c3 con ng,i; 9M *6y & D) tt
lu+n lu+n hL trM( <L ng,i qu !h" n?n;
TH& Thin l tH& cPc ! nh6y c1&( nh6y c1& *@i nhVng nì <u nì !h" di l rZt nhf
c3 sinh linh;
<Hy t c= &Lt c+ gi &ucn &Lt nh s (di l 0An ngoi); Trong 0i c= n=i <Hy l &Lt
c+ gi B<[y h& &ucnE; R= l &Lt ci !h"; ThTch &Lt nh s l &Lt <iu rZt !h" cho &Lt
c+ gi; Nh s !h+ng thTch c+ gi theo !iu n& nV( nhng Tt r $h1i c1& b:c <#c ci
!h" c3 c+( < & c= &Lt tT tJ tH&; Diu lL tJ tH& <= *@i c+ t 0ng cch no thM tiy theo
tr,ng h#$( nhng c= l !h+ng $h1i l cch !iAu !( chQng n=i &Lt chV * c+ t( & chS
tP *T &Mnh l cHy &Oc trAn t1ng < giV &i <+ng; 7Lt lci tr1 l,i rZt nhg& *o Bci t+iE
thy *M lo lgng cho ng,i !i;
<Hy t thZy sP liAn h giV tH& chi < * ci t+i (ngI &?n); Ng,i c= tH& chi < chS
qun tH& <-n hO * chQng qun tH& <-n i !hc;
D) tt !h+ng qun tH& <-n &Mnh( & qun tH& <-n ng,i !hc; R= l Thin th6t sP;
Ng,i t th,ng nh[& ln tm tnh lng c3 Thin * tH& chi <; TH& t{nh lYng l
&Yt n@c h) thu t{nh lYng( !h+ng $h1i l &Lt t'ng () ch*t lng;
7Lt *iAn sfi rZt nhf c|ng l& &Yt h) g#n s=ng; TH& t{nh lYng rZt nh6y c1& *@i &Oi c1&
b:c ] <,i( nh6y c1& hWn tH& trung 0Mnh rZt nhiu; Nhng TH& t{nh lYng c= th tP !i&
sot &Mnh rZt tct( cho nAn ding cc b:c c1& <= < l& <iu thin( l& th%ng ho cuLc
<,i;
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7Yt !hc( ch?y ) ?t theo b:c c1& 0u)n *ui gi6n ght c3 &Mnh !h+ng $h1i l nh6y c1&(
& l !h+ng chS huy <#c c1& b:c * l n# l+ cho c'm ,-c;
D lIo n"i gi6n *M tcn c+ng nu+i +ng s ny /0 n%& & +ng t chQng hiu gM * Thin(
* t{nh lYng( * tJ tH& c1; SP n"i gi6n c3 0 lIo * con sc /0 n%& l < nhZn &?nh <iu
l c= rZt nhiu *2 s 02 l?c * <i& ny c1 <,i hO;
No ?o@in$ D Ain,ne33
There ds n old do&n in hhin dho hd su$$orted &on! or o*er tdenty yers; She
hd 0uilt little hut or hi& nd ed hi& dhile he ds &editting; Cinlly she dondered
8ust dht $rogress he hd &de in ll this ti&e;
To ind out( she o0tined the hel$ o girl rich in desire; BNo nd e&0rce hi&(E she told
her( Bnd then s! hi& suddenly ht nodzE
The girl clled u$on the &on! nd dithout &uch do cressed hi&( s!ing hi& dht he
ds going to do 0out it;
BKn old tree grods on cold roc! in dinter(E re$lied the &on! so&edht $oeticlly;
BNodhere is there ny dr&th;E
The girl returned nd relted dht he hd sid;
BTo thin! ed tht ellod or tdenty yers~E ebcli&ed the old do&n in nger; Bqe
shoded no considertion or your need( no dis$osition to eb$lin your condition; qe need
not h*e res$onded to $ssion( 0ut t lest he could h*e e*idenced so&e co&$ssion;E
She t once dent to the hut o the &on! nd 0urned it dodn;
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//
Th=n$ (o
9o ngy cuci cing c3 <,i &Mnh( thin s Tnzn *i-t m0 0u thi-$( nh, &Lt ng,i tr#
ls g]i <i; >)i thin s qu <,i;
hc t, 0u thi-$ *i-t
T#. (/ng r0. ,/ th* g.1. ny
y l th#ng b)o cu. cng c2/ t#.
T/n3/n
45 th)ng 5 n6m 7894
Bnh*
Theo truyn thcng 5h6t gi( con ng,i c= th ch3 <Lng * sP ch-t c3 &Mnh; hhOn ngy
gi, <i * cch <i; qi cch th,ng ding nhZt l thin <2nh nh2n %n( * tP thiAu\ * theo
truyn thuy-t c= th c= nhVng cch Tt ng,i 0i-t <#c;
hh3 <Lng * ci ch-t c3 chTnh &Mnh <#c be& nh l &Lt sP !in l@n <nh dZu tP do
c3 con ng,i; T !h+ng ch3 <Lng <#c snh( nhng Tt r t c|ng ch3 <Lng ta;
Trong cc truyn thcng !hc( nh ThiAn ch: gio chQng h?n( con ng,i !h+ng c= quyn
tP !-t liu <,i &Mnhsinh * ta l quyn c3 Th#ng <-;
Announce"ent
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Tnzn drote sibty $ostl crds on the lst dy o his lie( nd s!ed n ttendnt to &il
the&; Then he $ssed dy;
The crds red
: /m d;</rt.ng =rom th.> ?orld
Th.> .> my l/>t /nnounc;m;nt
T/n3/n
@uly 45A 7894
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4Bn$ ?n
9o <[u th,i 7inh Tr2 ThiAn qong c= &Lt *U s{ <nh *6t tAn l n&i( t^c l S=ng
t@n;
n&i rZt &?nh * gifi * ngh thu6t <nh *6t; Trong nhVng tr6n <Zu riAng( n&i
thgng c1 th[y c3 &Mnh( nhng !hi r tr@c <& <+ng n&i l?i qu rGt r <-n nì chTnh
hOc tr c3 nh c|ng *6t nh <#c;
n&e ngh{ l &Mnh nAn tM& &Lt thin s gi:$ <]; q!u8u( &Lt thin s lng thng(
<ng dJng chHn t?i &Lt chi g[n <=( nAn n&i <-n gY$ * ! * !h= !h%n l@n c3
&Mnh;
BS=ng t@n l tAn c3 nh(E thin s t *Zn( B*6y thM ] l?i chi tci ny; T]ng t#ng nh
l nhVng ngOn s=ng l@n <=; Knh !h+ng cn l *U s{ <nh *6t hy s# nV; Knh l nhVng
<#t s=ng *{ <?i qut s?ch tZt c1 nhVng gM <^ng tr@c &Yt( nuct s?ch tZt c1 nhVng gM s=ng
)i d[n d[n c1& gic l s=ng t%ng thA&; hng * <A& nhVng lOn s=ng
cng l@n hWn; S=ng cucn tr+i nhVng cnh ho trong cc lO ho; Ngy c1 t#ng 5h6t trAn
0n th, c|ng 02 ng6$ n@c; Tr@c !hi tr,i hJng <+ng( c1 ng+i chi chQng cn l gM nV
ngo?i trJ s=ng lAn s=ng bucng c3 <?i dWng;
Sng r *2 th[y thZy n&i *n cn thin <2nh( *@i nt c,i thong hin trAn &Yt; Thin
s *` *i chng *U s{; BDHy gi, chQng cn <iu gM c= th l& $hin nh(E th[y n=i; BKnh
l nhVng <#t s=ng <=; Knh s qut s?ch &Oi th^ tr@c &Yt nh;E
Ngy <= n&i thi <Zu * thgng; TJ <Zy( !h+ng cn i ] Nh6t c= th thgng n&i;
Bnh*
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TZt c1 cc *U s <u 0i-t rng( !hi <Zu( n-u ti * s^c chS hWn nhu &Lt p &Lt 10( thM
quy-t tH& * 0Mnh t{nh quy-t <2nh thgng 0?i <-n o0( /0 l &y r3i( * 10 l ti *
s^c;
R sc &Oi $hZn <Zu c3 t * &Oi *Zn < trAn <,i c|ng <u nh th-;
n&i r tr@c <& <+ng 02 Bci loE * <& <+ng l& t t]ng !h+ng t6$ trung <#c
nh+ng 0i-t hO c= c,i &Mnh &6$ qu !h+ngz qy l hO chA &Mnh <Zu d]z
Thin s chS n&i cch t6$ trung t t]ng *o 7T <iu duy nhZthMnh 1nh cc <#t
s=ng; RHy l 0@c c%n 01n <[u tiAn c3 thin <2nht6$ trung *o 7T <iu duy nhZt hWi
th]( hy 0@c <i( hy cc hnh <Lng ra 0t( hoYc qut nh( *;*\ T t]ng t6$ trung *o
&Lt <iu s !h+ng ch?y tn lo?n;
Fing hMnh 1nh S=ng t@n ] <Hy < t6$ trung t t]ng cn c= thA& hi <iu l#i; Th^
nhZt( <Hy l tAn c3 n&i( rZt quen thuLc *@i nh( d t6$ trung t t]ng; Th^ hi( <Hy
l hMnh 1nh &?nh & chi-n thgng; Tct cho *U s{ b+ng tr6n; 92 thin s ny <:ng l th[y
rZt gifi * thin <2nh( nAn cho 0i hOc &Lt c+ng hi 0 chuyn;
Ng)i thin th,ng l nh th- Dn <[u c^ Bngh{ <-n rZt nhiu chuynE( r)i t t]ng &@i
t6$ trung *o hMnh 1nh &Mnh <ng BqunE tJ tJ( cng lHu cng &?nh * cng rU;
nh h]ng <"i <en thnh trgng trong chS &Lt <A& nh ] <Hy( thM hWi hi-&; Th+ng
th,ng t c[n nhiu tu[n( nhiu thng( nhiu n%&\ tiy theo *Zn <( &^c <L( * cW
duyAn;
9ic n&i BqunE &Mnh thnh s=ng <nh tr+i ho trAn 0n th, * nh6n chM& lu+n c1
t#ng 5h6t l &Lt c%n 01n tri-t ls rZt qun trOng c3 5h6t hOc Eh1t F tron$ ta( !h+ng c=
5h6t ] ngoi; hHu c3 ngi tH& T- B$hing 5h6t st 5h6tE (gY$ 5h6t gi-t 5h6t) c= ngh{ l
thnh+ng c= 5h6t ngoi t; (N-u c= *2 5h6t scng <i ngoi <,ng thM <iu <= c|ng chQng
qun trOng * %n nh6$ gM t@i &Mnh c1);
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5h6t scng cn !h+ng c= ngoi t( hucng chi l t#ng 5h6t; T#ng < th, tP chS l t#ng
g` gi:$ t t6$ trung t t]ng th+i( chQng ngh{ ls gM c1; Thin t" RWn q 01o &Lt *2 s
chy t#ng 5h6t l& c3i s]i Z&( l < <nh <" ci BchZ$E *o t#ng c3 s;
RJng h@ng s r t#ng 1nh hy 5h6t ] ngoi; 5h6t l tH& t; q@ng *o tH& t < tH&
thnh t2nh thnh 5h6t;
Nic ngL nh l &Lt cWn s=ng th[n dnh d?t tZt c1 *@ng &gc trong tH&ho trAn 0n
th,( t#ng 5h6t( chi chin( <n <i l%ng tX&( tZt c1 th- gi@i( tZt c1 *| trG\
nh+ng &Lt &1y &y *@ng &gc s=t l?i; TH& r`ng lYng hon ton;
Great Ga@e3
n the erly dys o the 7ei8i er there li*ed dell!nodn drestler clled n&i( Nret
*es;
n&i ds i&&ensly strong nd !ned the rt o dresting; n his $ri*te 0outs he
deeted e*en his techer( 0ut in $u0lic ds so 0shul tht his odn $u$ils thred hi&;
n&i elt he should go to Zen &ster or hel$; q!u8u( dndering techer( ds
sto$$ing in little te&$le ner0y( so n&i dent to see hi& nd told hi& o his gret
trou0le;
BNret *es is your n&e(E the techer d*ised( Bso sty in this te&$le tonight; &gine
tht you re those 0illods; ou re no longer drestler dho is rid; ou re those huge
d*es sdee$ing e*erything 0eore the&( sdlloding ll in their $th; Fo this nd you
dill 0e the gretest drestler in the lnd;E
The techer retired; n&i st in &edittion trying to i&gine hi&sel s d*es; qe
thought o &ny dierent things; Then grdully he turned &ore nd &ore to the eeling
o d*es; Ks the night d*nced the d*es 0ec&e lrger nd lrger; They sde$t dy
the loders in their *ses; v*en the Duddh in the shrine ds inundted; Deore ddn the
te&$le ds nothing 0ut the e00 nd lod o n i&&ense se;
n the &orning the techer ound n&i &editting( int s&ile on his ce; qe $tted
the drestlers shoulder; BNod nothing cn distur0 you(E he sid; Bou re those d*es;
lou dill sdee$ e*erything 0eore you;E
The s&e dy n&i entered the drestling contests nd don; Kter tht( no one in x$n
ds 0le to deet hi&;
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Ah=n$ trH" c "t trIn$
Thin s >yo!n scng cuLc <,i <Wn gi1n nhZt trong &Lt c%n chi nhf d@i chHn n:i;
Du"i tci nO &Lt tAn trL& *o chi chS < !h& $h r l chQng c= gM trong <= < trL&;
>yo!n tr] *( 0gt gY$ tAn trL&( Bh= l nh yo!n ng)i tr[n tru)ng( ngg& tr%ng; BTLi nghi$(E thin s ngh{ th[&( B@c gM &Mnh c=
th cho nh t &Yt tr%ng <_$ <y ny;E
Bnh*
NY$ trL& thM l ht( <nh <6$( ch]i 0@i; R= l $h1n ^ng c3 <?i < sc ng,i; R?i < sc
<#c Bl6$ trMnhE nh th-( * cc $h1n ^ng nh *6y chS l l6$ trMnh &y &=c nh ro0ot;
B5h1n ^ngE l 02 <Lng; B5h1n ^ng theo l6$ trMnhE l n+ l c3 l6$ trMnh;
Thin s hon ton ch3 <Lng tH& &Mnh; a *@i &Oi ng,i nh !hch qus( di hgn l i;
R= l &Lt tH& th^c hon ton tP do( hon ton do chTnh &Mnh l& ch3;
Thin s c|ng chQng 0u)n hfi BT?i so nh l& th-zE < nghe gi1i thTch h#$ ls nh l
Bhon t+i <ng 02 0nh( c[n tin &u thucc;E 7Oi ng,i l !hch qus c3 thin s( th-
th+i!h+ng <iu !in( !h+ng rng 0uLc; 7Lt tH& th^c hon ton tP do;
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h|ng nh *2 linh &Gc trong tes 7iser0les c3 9ictor qugo( ding tMnh yAu * Hn c[n
& ba *@i !y trL&( c= th l& cho ng,i <= sang sct <-n <L s !h+ng &ucn l& si nV
* chS &ucn l& <iu thin;
hn ci <ng gi hWn c1 0L o qu[n c3 thin s c1 &u+n nghMn l[nci <_$ hin d2u
c3 nh tr%ng * nhVng $h:t giHy h?nh $h:t nhMn ngg& n=; R= &@i l qu qus < tYng
!hch; Nhng <Wng nhiAn l !h+ng <#c;
ThPc r( nh trL& c|ng <I c= &Yt tr%ng r)i( * c|ng <I c= th ngg& tr%ng sung s@ng
r)i; Nhng n-u nh !h+ng 0i-t ngg& tr%ng thM <nh ch2u; Ng,i !hc !h+ng th cho nh
&Yt tr%ng * sP ngg& tr%ng;
7Yt tr%ng l 0iu t#ng c3 tH& t{nh lYng( tH& trong sng( tH& gic ngL( tH& 5h6ti
c|ng yo!n( Zen &ster( li*ed the si&$lest !ind o lie in little hut t the oot o
&ountin; ne e*ening thie *isited the hut only to disco*er there ds nothing in it to
stel;
>yo!n returned nd cught hi&; Bou &y h*e co&e long dy to *isit &e(E he told
the $rodler( Bnd you shoud not return e&$tyhnded; 5lese t!e &y clothes s git;E
The thie ds 0edildered; qe too! the clothes nd slun! dy;
>yo!n st n!ed( dtching the &oon; B5oor ellod( E he &used( B dish could gi*e
hi& this 0eutiul &oon;E
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Bi th# cu'i c)n$ cJa Ko3hin
Thin s qoshin scng ] Trung qucc nhiu n%&; Su <= thin s tr] * *ing tHy 0gc Nh6t(
d?y hOc tr; nhi thin s <I rZt gi( +ng ! &Lt cHu chuyn +ng <I nghe ] Trung qucc;
hHu chuyn th- ny
9o ngy /l thng 1/ n%& nO( To!uu( rZt gi( n=i *@i < ta BTh[y !h+ng scng t@i sng
n%&( *6y cc con nAn ta t- *@i th[y n%& ny;E
hc < ta ngh{ l thin s n=i <i( nhng *M thin s l *2 th[y tct 0Gng nAn cc < ta
luHn $hiAn ch%& s=c cho th[y &ì ngy nh ngy l;
R-n ngy cuci n%&( To!uu n=i Bhc con <I tct *@i th[y; Th[y s r,i cc con chiu &i(
!hi tuy-t <I ngJng;E
hc < ta c,i( * cho rng th[y <I gi nAn n=i n%ng lX& cX&( 0]i *M <A& rZt trong *
chQng c= tT tuy-t no; Nhng *o na <A&( tuy-t 0gt <[u rWi( * sng h+& su cc < ta
chQng thZy th[y <Hu c1; qO *o $hng thin; Th[y <I qu <,i ] <=;
qoshin ! chuyn ny * n=i *@i cc < ta BThin s !h+ng c[n $h1i <on tr@c *ic r
<i( nhng thin s no thPc sP &ucn tiAn <on( +ng t c= th l& <#c;E
BTh[y l& <#c !h+ngzE i <= hfi;
BR#c(E th[y s cho cc con thZy th[y l& <#c gM o ngy su;
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hhQng < ta no tin thin s( * < sc quAn <I lu+n cuLc tr chuyn !hi thin s hO$ hO
l?i l[n su <=;
BD1y ngy tr@c(E thin s n=i( BTh[y n=i l th[y s r,i cc con; Theo l th,ng l nAn
*i-t &Lt 0i thW tJ 0it( nhng th[y !h+ng $h1i l thi s{ c|ng !h+ng gifi th $h$; 7Lt
tr no c= c= th ghi l?i nhVng l,i cuci cing c3 th[y;E
hc < ta cho l thin s n=i <i( nhng &Lt ng,i c|ng 0gt <[u *i-t;
BSn sng chzE thin s hfi;
BF?( th[y(E ng,i *i-t tr1 l,i;
>)i qoshin <Oc
T#. (*n tB >C >)ng
D vE lF. >C >)ng
G (yH
Di thW thi-u &Lt cHu nh l th,ng thW 0cn cHu( *M *6y ng,i hOc tr hfi BTh[y( &Mnh
cn thi-u &Lt cHu;E
qoshin( *@i ti-ng rcng c3 &Lt s ta chi-n thgng( ht !I//J$ * tJ tr[n;
Bnh*
Nh <I n=i trong 0i Th+ng 0o * chuy-n <i cuci <,i c3 thin s Tnzn( tP quy-t
<2nh * ci ch-t c3 &Mnh l &Lt <i& <Yc 0it c3 5h6t gi( <nh dZu tP do c3 con
ng,i;
Nhng trong cc truyn thcng tH& linh !hc thM <Hy l <iu cZ& !;
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Tuy nhiAn( trong 0i c= n=i c1 To!uu * qoshin <u rZt gi( c= ngh{ l hi *2 <I scng
* ccng hi-n nhiu cho <,i; t?i ding chV( BtiAn <onE *ic ch-t( c= ngh{ l hO !h+ng cc
tMnh <i !hi ch <-n l:c; hhS l( hO 0i-t <#c !hi sinh lPc c3 &Mnh s h-t & th+i;
N=i rU r( <Hy !h+ng $h1i l BtP ta;E
5h[n chTnh c3 0i ny l 0i thW tJ 0it c3 qoshin; hc 0i thW tJ 0it ny l l,i d?y
cuci cing c3 th[y chuyn <-n cc tr( cho nAn n= l tinh t:y c3 th[y;
9 0i thW ny( !h+ng thi-u &Lt cHu nh trong 0i c= n=i; N= <3 0cn cHu; Trong 0i( tc
gi1 chS ding ! thu6t *i-t( < t < s <An cHu cuci cing( & tc gi1 cho l rZt qun trOng;
RHy l 0i thW 0cn cHu <[y <3
T#. (*n tB >C >)ng
D vE lF. >C >)ng
G (yH
I//J
qi cHu <[u rZt rU l BtJ nh+ng t+i <-n( tr] l?i nh+ng t+i <iEtJ hhHn ts Tuyt Rci t+i
<-n( tr] l?i hhHn ts Tuyt Rci t+i <i;
N-u n=i theo *6t ls thM BTJ ct 0Gi t+i <-n( * l?i *@i ct 0Gi t+i <i;E
N-u n=i theo cc t+n gio th[n quyn thM BTJ Th#ng <- t+i <-n( * l?i *@i Th#ng <- t+i
<i;E
hHu th^ 0 l cHu hfi huLc <,i ngy <Hy( ] giV <-n * <i( l gMz
hHu th^ t tr1 l,i hhS l &Lt ti-ng BnE nggn ng3i( *ng lAn * 0i-n &Zt; 7Lt ci chZ&
nhf bTu trong dng th,i gin *+ l#ng *+ 0iAn( chQng ngh{ ls gM h-t( ngo?i trJ l &Lt
0ng ch^ng nggn ng3i c3 sP hin din c3 &Lt n%ng l#ng trong &Lt stn c3 *| trG;
The ?a3t Eoe" of Ko3hin
The Zen &ster qoshin li*ed in hhin &ny yers; Then he returned to the northestern
$rt o x$n( dhere he tught his disci$les; hen he ds getting *ery old( he told the&
story he hd herd in hhin; This is the story
ne yer on the tdentyith o Fece&0er( To!uu( dho ds *ery old( sid to his
disci$les B & not going to 0e li*e nebt yer so you ellods should tret &e dell this
yer;E
The $u$ils thought he ds 8o!ing( 0ut since he ds gretherted techer ech o the&
in turn treted hi& to est on succeeding dys o the de$rting yer;
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n the e*e o the ned yer( To!uu concluded Bou h*e 0een good to &e; shll le*e
you to&orrod ternoon dhen the snod hs sto$$ed;E
The disci$les lughed( thin!ing he ds ging nd tl!ing nonsense since the night ds
cler nd dithout snod; Dut t &idnight snod 0egn to ll( nd the nebt dy they did not
ind their techer 0out; They dent to the &edittion hll; There he hd $ssed on;
qoshin( dho relted this story( told his disci$les Bt is not necessry or Zen &ster to
$redict his $ssing( 0ut i he relly dishes to do so( he cn;E
Bhn youzE so&eone s!ed;
Bes(E nsdered qoshin; B dill shod you dht cn do se*en dys ro& nod;E
None o the disci$les 0elie*ed hi&( nd &ost o the& hd e*en orgotten the con*erstion
dhen qoshin nebt clled the& together;
BSe*en dys go(E he re&r!ed( B sid ds going to le*e you; t is custo&ry to drite
redell $oe&( 0ut & neither $oet nor clligr$her; tet one o you inscri0e &y lst
dords;E
qis olloders thought he ds 8o!ing( 0ut one o the& strted to drite;
BKre you redyzE qoshin s!ed;
Bes( sir(E re$lied the driter;
Then qoshin dictted
: c/m; =rom br.ll./ncy
Knd r;turn to br.ll./ncy
Lh/t .> th.>H
The $oe& ds one line short o the custo&ry our( so the disci$le sid B7ster( de re
one line short;E
qoshin( dith the ror o conquoring lion( shouted !I//J$ nd ds gone;
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Chuyn 7i 4hun!ai
Nin nhHn tuyt sgc Shun!i( cn c= tAn l Suzu( 02 0gt $h1i lZy ch)ng !hi cn rZt try; Su
<=( !hi cuLc h+n nhHn chZ& d^t( nng <i hOc <?i hOc( * hOc tri-t;
ThZy Shun!i l $h1i yAu nng; qWn nV( <i <Hu nng c|ng yAu; TMnh yAu <-n *@i nng ]
<?i hOc( su <=( !hi tri-t ls !h+ng thf &In nng( nng *o th%& &Lt ng+i chi < hOc
Thin( * thin sinh si &A nng; h1 <,i nng thZ& @t tMnh yAu;
huci cing( ] nyoto nng tr] thnh &Lt thin sinh th6t sP; hc 0?n thin sinh n& ] chi
nennin <u c ng#i sP thnh tH& c3 nng; 7Lt ng,i trong sc thin sinh n& c= tH& s
tct * gi:$ nng trong *ic thPc t6$ thin;
92 th[y trG trM chi nennin l 7o!uri( c= ngh{ l SZ& tYng( rZt !h= !h%n; Th[y giV gMn
l lu6t nghiA& nghYt * &ucn cc hOc tr c|ng nh th-; Trong n@c Nh6t c3 th,i <?i
&@i( nhit tH& no cc *2 s <I &Zt * 5h6t hOc cc *2 hMnh nh tM& l?i <#c * cc 0
*#; Th[y 7o!uri $h1i lZy ch"i <u"i cc 0 <i !hi thZy 0 no trong chi; Nhng th[y
<u"i nhiu chJng no( cc 0 i *o l?i nhiu chJng nZy;
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Trong chi ny( 0 *# c3 s tr]ng trng ghen *@i cc ggng * sgc <_$ c3 Shun!i;
Nghe cc hOc tr c ng#i sP t6$ Thin nghiA& chSnh c3 Shun!i( 0 !h= ch2u !h+ng yAn;
huci cing 0 $ho tin <)n * Shun!i * ng,i thin sinh <ng gi:$ <] c+; q6u qu1 l
nh t * Shun!i 02 <u"i r !hfi chi;
BT+i c= th l <I l[& lì trong tMnh yAu(E Shun!i ngh{( Bnhng 0 ny c|ng !h+ng th ]
trong chi n-u 0?n c3 t+i 02 <ci ba 0Zt c+ng;E
RA& <=( Shun!i &ng &Lt thing d[u la( <ct rGi ng+i chi l00 tu"i; Sng r c1nh st
0gt nng;
7Lt lu6t s try thTch nng * cc < gi1& n cho nng; BRJng gi:$ t+i(E nng 01o nh t;
Bh= th l t+i s quy-t <2nh l& ci gM <=( l?i &ng t+i *o ti nV;E
huci cing( su !hi ] <[y <3 01n n o n%& ( Shun!i <#c th1 !hfi nh ti( nWi &Lt *2
qu1n gio m0 tu"i <I yAu c+;
jl
Nhng 0Hy gi, &Oi ng,i nhMn nng l BtLi $h?&E; hhQng i &ucn liAn h *@i nng;
Ngy c1 cc thin nhHn( nhVng ng,i <ng ls r l tin *o sP gic ngL ] <,i ny *@i thHn
th ny( c|ng trnh b nng; Thin( Shun!i !h& $h r( l &Lt chuyn nhng cc thin
nhHn l?i l &Lt chuyn !hc; ThHn nhHn nng c|ng !h+ng dTnh dZ$ *@i nng; Nng lH&
0nh( ngho( * y-u;
Nng gY$ &Lt *2 s *2 s T2nh <L t+ng d?y nng * 5h6t Fi tYc( * nh, <= nng tM&
<#c n 3i * 0Mnh n trong tH&; Nng qu <,i !hi cn rZt <_$ * ch <-n j0 tu"i;
Nng *i-t cHu chuyn * <,i nng trong &Lt n` lPc hoi c+ng < !i-& scng( * ! l?i
&Lt $h[n cho &Lt nh *%n nV; 9M *6y cHu chuyn <,i nng <-n *@i <Lc gi1 Nh6t; NhVng
ng,i <I bu <u"i nng( &? l2 nng( ght 0f nng( gi, <Hy <Oc * cuLc <,i nng *@i
nhVng dng n@c &gt %n n%n;
Bnh*
q)ng nhn < truHn;
Nghi$ tJ tin !i-$z
qy nghi$ c3 !i-$ ny*M nhiu ng,i yAu nng * nng c|ng yAu nhiu ng,iz
qy nghi$ c3 c1 &Oi !i-$z
qy t?o h= c+ng 0ngz Bhng nhiu sgc <_$ cng nhiu gin truHn; hhV ti lin *@i chV
ti &Lt *[nEz
Nhng\
jm
hhuyn ny n=i * Shun!i( hy thPc r l n=i * ch:ng t( nhVng ng,i <ng scngz
hh:ng t hy gh;n ghMt *@i ng,i c= sgc( c= ti( c= ci gM <= hWn t; hho nAn ng,i <_$(
ng,i ti( ng,i hZ$ dn( thM <i <Hu c|ng th,ng c= !y thi\
9 nhVng ng,i ny !hi gY$ ho?n n?n( di l on ^c( thM c|ng !h+ng i &ucn <] cho hO(
*M tTnh ghen ght n=i Bhho <ng <,i~E
9 "N th( c ba *@i nhu 0ng nhIn hiu; ThZy ng,i T?i soz
9M ng,i ng Pu bSng hnh (Tng thUt >CA nhVt l "h. ngQ0. t/ g<
hoFn nFn D yu "h#ng l+ thuTc vo nhRn h.+u
BDuddh o lo*eE (5h6t c3 TMnh Au) l &Lt trong nhVng tAn * din &?o c3 5h6t Fi
tYc (7itrey hy 7etteyy); TAn ny c= tJ &itr (Sns!rit) hy &ett (5li)( c= ngh{
l Blo*ing!indnessE (tJ 0i)( l cc chV <-n tJ chV &itr (Sns!rit) hy &itt (5li) * c=
ngh{ l B0?nE;
The 4tory of 4hun!ai
jo
The ebquisite Shun!i dhose other n&e ds Suzu ds co&$elled to &rry ginst her
dishes dhen she ds quite young; tter( ter this &rrige hd ended( she ttended the
uni*ersity( dhere she studied $hiloso$hy;
To see Shun!i ds to ll in lo*e dith her; 7oreo*er( dhere*er she dent( she hersel ell
in lo*e dith others; to*e ds dith her t the uni*ersity( nd terdrds( dhen $hiloso$hy
did not stisy her nd she *isited te&$le to lern 0out Zen( the Zen students ell in
lo*e dith her; Shun!is dhole lie ds sturted dith lo*e;
Kt lst in nyoto she 0ec&e rel student o Zen; qer 0rothers in the su0te&$le o
nennin $rised her sincerity; ne o the& $ro*ed to 0e congenil s$irit nd ssisted her
in the &stery o Zen;
The 00ot o nennin( 7o!uri( Silent Thunder( ds se*ere; qe !e$t the $rece$ts hi&sel
nd eb$ected his $riests to do so; n &odern x$n dhte*er zel these $riests h*e lost o
Duddhis& they see& to h*e gined or their di*es; 7o!uri used to t!e 0roo& nd
chse the do&en dy dhen he ound the& in ny o his te&$les( 0ut the &ore di*es he
sde$t out( the &ore see&ed to co&e 0c!;
n this $rticulr te&$le the die o the hed $riest 0ec&e 8elous o Shun!is
ernestness nd 0euty; qering the students $rise her serious Zen &de this die
squir& nd itch; Cinlly she s$red ru&or 0out Shun!i nd the young &n dho ds
her riend; Ks consequence he ds eb$elled nd Shun!i ds re&o*ed ro& the te&$le;
B &y h*e &de the &ist!e o lo*e(E thought Shun!i( B0ut the $riests die shll not
re&in in the te&$le either i &y riend is to 0e treted so un8ustly;E
Shun!i the s&e night dith cn o !erosene set ire to the i*ehundredyerold
te&$le nd 0urned it to the ground; n the &orning she ound hersel in the hnds o the
$olice;
K young ldyer 0ec&e interested in her nd ende*ored to &!e her sentence lighter;
BFo not hel$ &e(E she told hi&; B &ight decide to do so&ething else dhich dould only
i&$rison &e gin;E
Kt lst sentence o se*en yers ds co&$leted( nd Shun!i ds relesed ro& the
$rison( dhere the sibtyyerold drden hd 0eco&e en&ored o her;
Dut nod e*eryone loo!ed u$on her s B8il0ird;E No one dould ssocite dith her;
v*en the Zen $eo$le( dho re su$$osed to 0elie*e in enlighten&ent in this lie nd dith
this 0ody( shunned her; Zen( Shun!i ound( ds one thing nd the olloders o Zen quite
nother; qer relti*es dould h*e nothing to do dith her; She gred sic!( $oor( nd de!;
She &et Shinshu $riest dho tught her the n&e o the Duddh o to*e( nd in this
Shun!i ound so&e solce nd $ece o &ind; She $ssed dy dhen she ds still
ebquisitely 0eutiul nd hrdly thirty yers old;
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She drote her odn story in utile ende*or to su$$ort hersel nd so&e o it she told to
do&n driter; So it reched the x$nese $eo$le; Those dho re8ected Shun!i( those
dho slndered nd hted her( nod red o her li*e dith ters o re&orse;
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Ln$ Tu @ui tMnh
Ki <i trong cc 5hc Tu ] 7 <u thZy 1nh t#ng &Lt +ng &6$ &ng &Lt 0o *1i;
ThWng nhHn Trung qo gOi +ng Zy l rng Tu 9ui TTnh hy rng 5h6t h,i;
rng qotei ny scng th,i nh R,ng; rng chQng &ucn i gOi &Mnh l thin s hoYc tG t6$
hOc tr <+ng <:c qunh &Mnh; Thy *M *6y( +ng <i <Oc <,ng $hc *@i &Lt 0o l@n trong
<= +ng &ng cc &=n qu nh !_o( tri cHy( 0nh ngOt; RHy l qu +ng cho cc e& 0
th,ng chWi <i *@i +ng; rng t?o r l@$ *,n try trAn <,ng $hc;
t:c no gY$ &Lt thin nhHn +ng c|ng be ty * n=i Bhho t+i &Lt bu;E
h= &Lt l[n +ng <ng sa so?n chWil&*ic( &Lt thin s !hc <i ngng * hfi B-u
tTnh c3 thin l gMzE
qotei *Zt ngy 0o *1i bucng <Zt( tr1 l,i th[& lYng;
B96y(E *2 thin s hfi ti-$( Bth- no l <?t <#c ThinzE
rng Tu 9ui TTnh l6$ t^c bch 0o &ng lAn *i * <i ti-$;
Bnh*
k0
qotei chTnh l 5h6t Fi tYc( * c= nhiu tAn !hc nhu nh 5h6t 76$( 5h6t h,i( 5h6t
9ui( 5h6t TMnh Au( 5h6t 5ht Ti\
Theo !inh sch thM 5h6t Fi tYc l 5h6t tWng li( 5h6t cuci cing c3 th- gi@i t 0 ny( c=
l $h1i !ho1ng j0 ngn n%& nV &@i <-n;
Tuy nhiAn( theo truyn thuy-t dHn gin thM Dc R?i q Th#ng th,i nh R,ng l h=
thHn c3 5h6t Fi tYc( nh trong truyn ny;
-u tTnh c3 Thin l gMz
t !h+ng *@ng &gc( !h+ng *@ng 06n( !h+ng chZ$; Nh qotei *Zt 0o bucng <Zt;
Th- no l <?t <#c Thinz
t scng( l l& &Oi <iu &Mnh *n l& th,ng ngy( *@i tH& !h+ng *@ng &gc; Nh
qotei &ng 0o qu <i chWid?y con nTt;
Kappy China"an
k1
Knyone dl!ing 0out hhintodns in K&eric dill o0ser*e sttues o stout ellod
crrying linen sc!; hhinese &erchnts cll hi& q$$y hhin&n or tughing Duddh;
This qotei li*ed in the Tng dynsty; qe hd no desire to cll hi&sel Zen &ster or to
gther &ny disci$les round hi&; nsted he dl!ed the streets dith 0ig sc! into
dhich he dould $ut gits o cndy( ruit( or doughnuts; These he dould gi*e to children
dho gthered round hi& in $ly; qe est0lished !indergrten o the streets;
hene*er he &et Zen de*otee he dould ebtend his hnd nd sy BNi*e &e one
$enny;E
nce s he ds 0out to $lydor! nother Zen &ster h$$ened long nd inquired
Bht is the signiicnce o ZenzE
qotei i&&editely $lo$$ed his sc! dodn on the ground in silent nsder;
BThen(E s!ed the other( Bdht is the ctuliztion o ZenzE
Kt once the q$$y hhin&n sdung the sc! o*er his shoulder nd continued on his
dy;
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.Ht @N Eh1t
To!yo *o th,i 7inh Tr2 ThiAn qong( c= hi *2 th[y *@i tTnh cch hon ton !hc
nhu; nsho l *2 th[y hhHn Ng+n T+ng( giV &Oi l lu6t c3 nh 5h6t rZt ! lng; rng
!h+ng 0o gi, ucng r#u( * !h+ng 0o gi, %n gM su 11 gi, sng; 92 th[y !i l Tnzn(
&Lt gio s tri-t t?i R?i qOc qong Ni( chQng 0o gi, giV l lu6t gM; nhi &ucn %n l %n(
!hi &ucn ng3 ngy l ng3;
Ngy nO nsho <-n th%& Tnzn l:c Tnzn <ng ucng r#u; 5h6t ta !h+ng <#c cho
ngy c1 &Lt giOt r#u ch?& li &Mnh;
B( nh Wi( ucng &Lt ly nh;E
BT+i !h+ng 0o gi, ucng r#u~E nsho nhZn &?nh nghiA& trOng;
BNg,i !h+ng ucng thM !h+ng $h1i l ng,i(E Tnzn n=i;
BKnh n=i t+i !h+ng l ng,i chS *M t+i !h+ng &A ucng r#u~E nsho n=i gi6n dV; BN-u
t+i !h+ng l ng,i thM t+i l gMzE
B7Lt *2 5h6t(E Tnzn tr1 l,i;
Bnh*
7Gc <Tch tci h6u c3 5h6t $h$ l < <-n Nic ngL( t^c l tSnh th^c; Ng,i Nic NgL
<-n Ni-t Dn( t^c l Bla <I tgtETH& T{nh tYng;
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TZt c1 nhVng !inh <in( nhVng chi chin( nhVng t%ng <on( nhVng qui lu6t <#c dPng r
chS < gi:$ ng,i t <?t <#c &Gc tiAu tci h6uTH& T{nh tYng; hh:ng chS l dGng cG( l
$hWng tin; h= nhVng th^ $hWng tin ny thM tct( nhng n-u !h+ng c= thM c|ng !h+ng
h gM( n-u ng,i t *n c= th gic ngL & !h+ng c[n ch:ng; 5hWng tin no ding c|ng
<#c * !h+ng ding c|ng <#c; Ng,i t c= th <i 0L( <i be <?$( <i be &y( <i be hWi( <i
&y 0y < <-n &Lt nWi no <=; hhQng cch <i no l 0gt 0uLc c1;
cng r#u & c= tH& 5h6t( t^c l nhMn ng,i !hc l 5h6t( nh Tnzn( thM c= ucng
c|ng chQng h hZn gM;
Ng#c l?i( giV &Oi l lu6t ggt go & tH& sHn rZt nh6y nh nsho( thM c|ng chQng <#c
gM;
TrAn <,ng tu t6$( t $h1i 0i-t <iu gM l &Gc tiAu( <iu gM chS l $hWng tin; >Zt ti-c l
nhiu ng,i thTch chZ$ *o hMnh th^c & quAn nLi dung( chZ$ *o $hWng tin & 0f rWi
&Gc <Tch;
A Bu,,ha
n To!yo in the 7ei8i er there li*ed tdo $ro&inent techers o o$$osite chrcteristics;
ne( nsho( n instructor in Shingon( !e$t Duddhs $rece$ts scru$ulously; qe ne*er
drn! intobicnts( nor did he et ter ele*en ocloc! in the &orning; The other techer(
Tnzn( $roessor o $hiloso$hy t the &$eril ni*ersity( ne*er o0ser*ed the
$rece$ts; hen he elt li!e eting( he te( nd dhen he elt li!e slee$ing in the dyti&e(
he sle$t;
ne dy nsho *isited Tnzn( dho ds drin!ing dine t the ti&e( not e*en dro$ o
dhich is su$$osed to touch the tongue o Duddhist;
Bqello( 0rother(E Tnzn greeted hi&; Bont you h*e drin!zE
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B ne*er drin!~E ebcli&ed nsho sole&nly;
Bne dho does not drin! is not e*en hu&n(E sid Tnzn;
BFo you &en to cll &e inhu&n 8ust 0ecuse do not indulge in intobicting liquids~E
ebcli&ed nsho in nger; BThen i & not hu&n( dht & zE
BK Duddh(E nsdered Tnzn;
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Tnzn * v!ido <i chung *@i nhu trAn con <,ng 0in l[y; 7 <ng rWi nYng h?t;
R-n &Lt !h:c qunh( hO gY$ &Lt c+ gi binh bgn &Yc ni&ono * &ng <i lng( !h+ng
*#t qu ngI t <#c;
BRi( c+ e&(E Tnzn n=i ngy; D- c+ gi trAn <+i ty( thin s &ng c+ qu *|ng 0in;
v!ido chQng h n=i &Lt l,i no nV( cho <-n tci !hi hO sg$ <-n chi t?& nghS; v!ido
!h+ng cn nh2n <#c; BNg,i tu hnh ch:ng t !h+ng ! c6n $hG nV(E v!ido n=i *@i
Tnzn( BnhZt l cc c+ gi try * <_$; Nguy hi&; So th[y l& *6yzE
BTh[y 0f c+ Zy bucng <ng <= r)i(E Tnzn n=i; Bhon cn 0- c+ Zy sozE
Bnh*
Tnzn l *2 gio s tri-t t?i R?i qOc qong Ni (Nh6t)( & t *J 0i-t <-n trong truyn
7Lt *2 5h6t;
TH& tSnh th^c( tH& 5h6t( l tH& !h+ng *@ng &gc( tH& *+ chZ$;
nh+ng *@ng &gc *@i l lu6t Bn& nV thO thO 0Zt thHn;E
nh+ng *@ng &gc *@i hMnh 1nh ng,i <_$ * i dGc trong lng;
9ic $h1i l& thM l&; NAn gi:$ c+ Zy qu <,ng l gi:$; t lu6t !h+ng qun trOng 0ng
gi:$ ng,i;
km
t& bong l quAn( chQng cn *@ng gM trong tH&!h+ng *@ng 06n * ng,i <_$(
!h+ng *@ng 06n * chuyn $h lu6t( !h+ng *@ng 06n * chuyn ng,i <= c= nh@ Wn
&Mnh !h+ng\
nh+ng gM c1; TH& Bnh+ng;E
Rng !hc( tH& ch gic ngL( nh v!ido( d 02 ho1ng lo?n * *@ng 06n <3 <iul
lu6t( hMnh 1nh ng,i <_$( s# hIi nguy hi&( nghi ng, th[y c3 &Mnh\
Scng l hnh <Lng gi:$ ng,i !hi ng,i c[n gi:$; TH& !h+ng *@ng &gc thM hnh
<Lng d; TH& *@ng &gc thM tr=i t t]ng * tr=i c1 ty chHn( chQng l& gM <#c( chQng
gi:$ i <#c;
R[u < c3 0i ny l BR,ng 0in;E hon <,ng c= gM l qun trOng & $h1i lZy n= l&
<[u <z
hh:ng t l nhVng !hch lV hnh trAn con <,ng 0in c3 cUi t 0; N-u ch:ng t tP &Mnh
lZ& 0in( < 0- nhVng ng,i !hc qu <,ng cho !hfi lZ& 0in( & !h+ng n h *@ng
06n gM c1( thM <= l TH& D) Tt;
.u,,y /oa,
Tnzn nd v!ido dere once tr*elling together dodn &uddy rod; K he*y rin ds
still lling;
ho&ing round 0end( they &et lo*ely girl in sil! !i&ono nd ssh( un0le to cross
the intersection;
Bho&e on( girl(E sid Tnzn t once; titing her in his r&s( he crried her o*er the
&ud;
v!ido did not s$e! gin until tht night dhen they reched lodging te&$le; Then he
no longer could restrin hi&sel; Be &on!s dont do ner e&les(E he told Tnzn(
Bes$ecilly not young nd lo*ely ones; t is dngerous; hy did you do thtzE
B let the girl there(E sid Tnzn; BKre you still crrying herzE
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4houn @ "P
Shoun l &Lt *2 th[y * thin To RLng; nhi cn l hOc tr( 0c c3 Shoun qu <,i(
Shoun $h1i ch%& s=c &_;
7ì !hi *o $hng thin( Shoun lu+n lu+n &ng &_ <i theo; 9M c= &_ <i theo( &ì !hi
Shoun *i-ng &Lt tu *in( +ng !h+ng th scng chung *@i cc *2 s !hc; 9M *6y Shoun
bHy &Lt nh nhf < lo cho &_; Shoun ch$ l?i !inh sch( * thi c nh 5h6t( * nh, <=
nh6n <#c Tt tin &u thPc $hX&;
nhi Shoun &u c cho &_( ng,i t ch- giu +ng( *M ng,i tu hnh !h+ng <#c %n c;
Nhng Shoun !h+ng &ng; Tuy nhiAn( &_ c3 Shoun thM 0u)n( thZy con &Mnh 02 c,i
chA; huci cing 0 n=i *@i Shoun B7_ ngh{ l &_ s thnh ni c+; 7_ c|ng c= th %n chy
<#c;E D thnh ni c+( * &_ con nghiAn cû chung *@i nhu;
Shoun yAu nh?c * l nh?c s{ gifi * <n h?c( 7_ shoun c|ng chWi <n h?c; NhVng <A&
tr%ng trn hi &_ con chWi <n *@i nhu;
h= &Lt <A& &Lt c+ gi try <i ngng nh * nghe nh?c; h1& b:c qu( c+ 0n &,i Shoun
<-n nh c+ <A& h+& su * <nh <n; Shoun <)ng s; 9i ngy su Shoun gY$ l?i c+ Zy
ngoi $hc * c& Wn lng hi-u !hch c3 c+; 7Oi ng,i c,i chA( *M Shoun <I <-n nh
&Lt c+ gi lng chWi;
Ngy nO Shoun <i thuy-t gi1ng ] &Lt chi b; 9i thng su +ng tr] * nh * 0i-t &_
*J ch-t; hc 0?n !h+ng 0i-t tM& +ng ] <Hu( nAn tng l )i +ng n=i &@i &Oi ng,i qunh +ng Bt tng
<I bong; hc 0?n c= th hf tng;E
nhi Shoun )u n6m gYng >ng tZ t*
. (Q0ng t#. trong th* g.1. ny
G.0 mQ/ (R ngBngA my (R h*t
Tr0. trong ,/nh mTt m'nh tr6ng (y
hc < ta <^ng qunh +ng( tGng !inh( * Shoun r <i !hi !inh cn <ng tGng;
;
Bnh*
Ng,i t ngh{ rng buZt gi l Br !hfi nhE( 0f ch 0f &_ <i tu; Nhng <Hu c= 5h6t
no c1n con lo cho &_ tJng ngy( ngy c1 l:c ng)i thin l l:c c[n yAn t{nh nhZt( c|ng
&ng &_ theo 0An c?nh < ch%& s=c;
Ngoi gnh nYng tin 0?c * c+ng !h=( cn gnh nYng 02 ng,i <,i c,i chA; 7ng gnh
nYng < lo cho &_( <= chTnh l 0ng ch^ng cG th nhZt c3 tMnh yAu;
k'
nh+ng chS lo * th chZt( & Shoun cn lo * $ht trin tinh th[n c3 &_chWi nh?c
cing &_( nghiAn cû 5h6t $h$ cing &_( * &_ rct cuLc c|ng thnh ni c+( &] rLng tH&
&_ trAn <,ng tu hOc; hn ci lo no l@n cho 0ng;
9M yAu &_( nAn Shoun !Tnh trOng $hG nV( ! c1 gi lng chWi; 9 !Tnh trOng $hG nV(
ngy c1 !hi ng,i !hc c,i &Mnh l gio du *@i ng,i bZu;
nhi &_ ch-t Shoun thy &_ < n=i chuyn *@i &Mnh( <= l do c1& thZy g[n g|i &_ <-n
&^c thZy c= &_ trong &Mnh( * &_ n=i <#c l,i &_ qu &ing &Mnh;
ThPc sP thM( trong t c= ch &_ * tZt c1 t" tiAn t;
D]i *M Shoun 0i-t &_ <I ] trong Shoun( nAn Shoun chQng 0u)n gM c1; N=i chuyn *@i &_
bong l <i& t{nh 01o &Oi ng,i c= th hf tng bc &_;
hho <-n ngy cuci <,i( *n !h+ng quAn &_ * th[y;
R-n ngy cuci <,i( Shoun &@i bc nh6n l &Mnh <I gic ngLNi, & <I ngJng( &Hy
<I h-t( tr,i trong bnh &+t &1nh tr%ng <[y;
4houn an, Ki3 .other
Shoun 0ec&e techer o Soto Zen; hen he ds still student his ther $ssed dy(
le*ing hi& to cre or his old &other;
hene*er Shoun dent to &edittion hll he ldys too! his &other dith hi&; Since she
cco&$nied hi&( dhen he *isited &onsteries he could not li*e dith the &on!s; So he
dould 0uild little house nd cre or her there; qe dould co$y sutrs( Duddhist *erses(
nd in this &nner recei*e ed coins or ood;
hen Shoun 0ought ish or his &other( the $eo$le dould sco t hi&( or &on! is not
su$$osed to et ish; Dut Shoun did not &ind; qis &other( hode*er( ds hurt to see the
others lugh t her son; Cinlly she told Shoun B thin! dill 0eco&e nun; cn 0e
*egterin too;E She did( nd they studied together;
Shoun ds ond o &usic nd ds &ster o the hr$( dhich his &other lso $lyed; n
ull&oon nights they used to $ly together;
ne night young ldy $ssed 0y their house nd herd &usic; Fee$ly touched( she
in*ited Shoun to *isit her the nebt e*ening nd $ly; qe cce$ted the in*ittion; K ed
dys lter he &et the young ldy on the street nd thn!ed her or her hos$itlity; thers
lughed t hi&; qe hd *isited the house o do&n o the streets;
l0
ne dy Shoun let or distnt te&$le to deli*er lecture; K ed &onths terdrds he
returned ho&e to ind his &other ded; Criends hd not !nodn dhere to rech hi&( so the
unerl ds then in $rogress;
Shoun dl!ed u$ nd hit the coin dith his st; B7other( your son hs returned(E he
sid;
B & gld to see you h*e returned( son(E he nsdered or his &other;
Bes( & gld too(E Shoun res$onded; Then he nnounced to the $eo$le 0out hi&
BThe unerl cere&ony is o*er; ou &y 0ury the 0ody;E
hen Shoun ds old he !ned his end ds $$roching; qe s!ed his disci$les to gther
round hi& in the &orning( telling the& he ds going to $ss on t noon; Durning
incense 0eore the $icture o his &other nd his old techer( he drote $oe&
[or =.=ty\>., y;/r> : l.v;d /> b;>t : couldA
]/".ng my ?/y .n th.> ?orld
Wo? th; r/.n h/> ;nd;dA th; cloud> /r; cl;/r.ngA
Th; blu; >"y h/> / =ull moon
qis disci$les gthered 0out hi&( reciting sutr( nd Shoun $ssed on during the
in*oction;
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Ah=n$ Qa Eh1t @N
7Lt sinh *iAn <?i hOc th%& thin s Nsn * hfi +ng BRI 0o gi, th[y <Oc Thnh ninh
ThiAn ch: gio chzE
Bhh( <Oc cho t+i nghe <i(E Nsn n=i;
Ng,i sinh *iAn &] Thnh ninh * <Oc $h:c H& Thnh 7tthed B9 t?i so l?i lo o
qu[nz qIy be& cc 0+ng hu ngoi <)ng &Oc th- no; hh:ng !h+ng l& *ic( !h+ng dt
*1i( nhng t+i n=i th6t *@i cc 0?n ngy c1 *u Solo&on trong tZt c1 *inh qung c3 &Mnh
c|ng !h+ng &Yc <_$ nh cc 0+ng ho <=\ RJng lo <-n ngy &i( *M ngy &i s tP lo
cho n=;E
Nsn n=i( BKi n=i nhVng l,i ny( t+i be& <= l &Lt ng,i <I gic ngL;E
Ng,i sinh *iAn <Oc ti-$ Bin * 0?n s <#c( tM& * 0?n s thZy( gU ca * ca s &]
cho 0?n; D]i *M i bin thM s nh6n( i tM& thM s thZy( * i gU ca s <#c &] ca;E
Nsn n=i BTuyt *,i; Ki & n=i <iu ny thM !h+ng b 5h6t *2;E
Bnh*
R= l cc l,i n=i c3 NiAsu c3 Nzreth; hc <iu sHu thQ& trong con ti& c3 con
ng,i *#t 0iAn gi@i t+n gio & nhiu tTn <) c3 cc t+n gio thTch l6$ nAn 0ng nhVng
ro c1n $hHn 0it t <:ng hO si;
l/
BRJng lo <-n ngy &iE t^c l scng ] <Hy l:c ny; R= l Thin;
BTM& thM s thZyE t^c l &ucn thnh tH& tM& chHn ls thM s c= l:c <#c; R= l 5h6t $h$;
Nsn xse!i ( 1/ol/j;11;1jmm) l &Lt thin s To RLng Nh6t D1n; t
hOc tr c3 neizn xo!in( * c= cc hOc tr Dssui To!ush( Tigen Sshin( Ts4gen
x!urei( 7utn So!n( Fisetsu Srei( * xi$$ >ysh4;
Not +ar +ro" Bu,,hahoo,
K uni*ersity student dhile *isiting Nsn s!ed hi& Bq*e you e*en red the hhristin
Di0lezE
BNo( red it to &e(E sid Nsn;
The student o$ened the Di0le nd red ro& St; 7tthed BKnd dhy t!e ye thought or
ri&entz honsider the lilies o the ield( hod they grod; They toil not( neither do they
s$in( nd yet sy unto you tht e*en Solo&on in ll his glory ds not rryed li!e one o
these\T!e thereore no thought or the &orrod( or the &orrod shll t!e thought or
the things o itsel;E
Nsn sid Bhoe*er uttered those dords consider n enlightened &n;E
The student continued reding BKs! nd it shll 0e gi*en you( see! nd ye shll ind(
!noc! nd it shll 0e o$ened unto you; Cor e*eryone tht s!eth recei*eth( nd he tht
see!eth indeth( nd to hi& tht !noc!eth( is shll 0e o$ened;E
lj
Nsn re&r!ed BTht is ebcellent; hoe*er sid tht is not r ro& Duddhhood;E
1m
lk
-Ry !iSu h tin
7Lt 0c s{ try ] To!yo tAn nusud gY$ &Lt ng,i 0?n hOc chung ] <?i hOc <ng hOc
thin; hhng 0c s{ try hfi thin l gM;
BT+i !h+ng th n=i *@i nh n= l gM(E ng,i 0?n tr1 l,i( Bnhng t+i chgc &Lt <iu l( n-u
nh hiu thin( nh s !h+ng s# ch-t;E
BR#c(E nusud n=i; BTh+i s tha; t& so t+i tM& <#c &Lt *2 th[yzE
BR-n gY$ thin s Nnin(E ng,i 0?n n=i;
nusud <-n th%& Nnin; Knh t &ng theo &Lt con do / tZc ri < tha be& thin s
c= s# ch-t !h+ng;
nhi Nnin thZy nusud +ng n=i to Bhho( 0?n qus; nhfe !h+ngz tHu qu !h+ng gY$;E
nusud lZy l& l?( &@i tr1 l,i Bhh:ng t ch gY$ nhu 0o gi,~E
B5h1i r)i(E Nnin tr1 l,i; BT+i nh[& nh *@i &Lt ng,i 0c s{ !hc <ng hOc thin ]
<Hy;E
9@i $h:t <[u tiAn nh *6y( nusud &Zt cW hLi tha thin s( *M *6y 0Zt <gc d{ nh &@i hfi
thin s cho hOc thin;
ll
Nnin n=i BThin !h+ng $h1i l *ic !h=; N-u nh l 0c s{( hIy chV 0nh *@i lng
nhHn i;E
nusud th%& Nnin 0 l[n; 7ì l[n Nnin <u 01o &Lt <iu duy nhZt; BDc s{ !h+ng
nAn tcn th,i gi, ] <Hy; Ri * * ch%& s=c 0nh nhHn;E
nusud *n !h+ng rU l t?i so cc l,i d?y nh th- c= th l& ng,i t h-t s# ch-t; 9M *6y
trong l[n th%& th^ t( nh $hn nn BD?n t+i n=i !hi ng,i t hOc thin ng,i t h-t s#
ch-t; 7ì l[n t+i <-n <Hy th[y chS 01o t+i lo cho 0nh nhHn c3 t+i; hhuyn <= t+i 0i-t
r)i; N-u thin c3 th[y chS c= *6y( t+i s !h+ng <-n <Hy hOc th[y nV;E
Nnin &S& c,i * *` *i chng 0c s{; BT+i <I qu !hgt !he *@i nh; R t+i chS cho nh
&Lt c+ng n;E Thin s n=i cho nusud nghe c+ng n nh+ng c3 Thin s xoshu( l c+ng
n <[u tiAn < l& sng tf trT =c trong sch 9+ 7+n uun;
nusud suy ngh{ * c+ng n nh+ng trong hi n%&; huci cing chng c1& thZy tH& &Mnh
<I *Vng ch1i; Nhng thin s 0Mnh $hX& BKnh *n ch *o 0An trong;E
nusud ti-$ tGc t6$ trung t t]ng thA& &Lt n%& ri nV; TH& c3 chng tr] nAn lYng;
hc *Zn < tn 0i-n; Bnh+ngE tr] thnh chHn ls; Knh ch%& s=c cho 0nh nhHn rZt ta t-
*( di l !h+ng 0i-t chuyn <=( nh <I thot !hfi lo Hu * scng hy ch-t;
9 !hi nh <-n th%& Nnin( *2 th[y chS &S& c,i;
Bnh*
hhS nh, hfi th%& *ui *y l[n gY$ nhu <[u tiAn & thin s Nnin *+ tMnh l& tiAu <i s
<2nh tha dV dn c3 nusud;
Tinh y-u c3 thin l BqIy ch%& s=c cho 0nh nhHn ta t-;E T^c l (7) HRy lm nh^ng
v.+c hng ngy (4) v1. tB tm (&) (. v1. ngQ0. "h)c
9M l tinh y-u cho nAn l[n no Nnin c|ng l6$ <i l6$ l?i 0o nhiAu <=;
lm
Nhng nusud $hn nn (*M ch <3 trT tu * trPc nghi& < hiu)( cho nAn Nnin
&@i n=i Bth[y qu !hgt !heE( cho tr bucng cZ$ thZ$ hWn &Lt tT( hOc c+ng n *6y;
h+ng n xoshus 7u l Bhi !h+ng c3 Triu hhHu;E xoshu l tAn ti-ng Nh6t c3 thin
s Trung qucc Triu hhHu; h+ng n ny cn <#c gOi l Bhon ch= c3 Triu hhHuE *
nh th- ny
]Tt v >Q h_. Tr.+u `hu
!òn cha ca bhUt t)nh "h#ngH$
Tr.+u `hu tr' l0.c !Ih#ng$
7u trong ti-ng Nh6t l 9+ trong ti-ng Trung( * nh+ng trong ti-ng 9it; 7u cn c= H&
nh ti-ng s3 c3 ch=;
N=i theo Bc=E *@i B!h+ngE( thM &Oi sinh linh <ng ] trong m nyo luHn h)itr,i( ng,i(
Ktul( s:c sinh( <2 ngGc( ng? qu.<u c= th thnh 5h6t( t^c l <u c= 5h6t tnh; hh= l
s:c sinh( <Wng nhiAn l c= 5h6t tnh;
Nhng 5h6t tnh l gMz t Bnh+ngE; RHy !h+ng $h1i l B!h+ng c=E & l Bnh+ngE c3
Dt NhI TH& ninh Bnhi D) tt uuntPt?i thPc hnh trT tu Dt NhI thH& sHu( thZy rU
&Oi th^ l nh+ng( ngi lin *#t qu &Oi !h" n?n;E
Bnh+ngE <Hy l BTuyt RciE( l c%n tnh th6t c3 c1 *| trG tWng <ci qunh t * trong
t;
Suy t * Bnh+ngE( di l <i <,ng *ng( c|ng s < t <-n <TchyAu thWng &Oi
ng,i * !h+ng cn s# hIi;
T=& l?i Ri <,ng trT =c suy ngh{ $h^c t?$ !ho 01ng l <i <,ng *ng( <,ng thZ$;
R,ng trPc ti-$( <,ng co l !Sng bSng tB tm v1. md. ngQ0.A hng ngy$ R= l tinh
y-u c3 Thin; Thin l scng( !h+ng $h1i l ls thuy-t;
lo
;
4tin$y in Teachin$
K young $hysicin in To!yo n&ed nusud &et college riend dho hd 0een studying
Zen; The young doctor s!ed hi& dht Zen ds;
B cnnot tell you dht it is(E the riend re$lied( B0ut one thing is certin; you
understnd Zen( you dill not 0e rid to die;E
BThts ine(E sid nusud; B dill try it; here cn ind techerzE
BNo to the &ster Nnin(E the riend told hi&;
So nusud dent to cll on Nnin; qe crried dgger nine nd hl inches long to
deter&ine dhether or not the techer ds rid to die;
hen Nnin sd nusud he ebcli&ed Bqello( riend; qod re youz e h*ent seen
ech other or long ti&e~E
This $er$lebed nusud( dho re$lied Be h*e ne*er &et 0eore;E
BThts right(E nsdered Nnin; B &istoo! you or nother $hysicin dho is recei*ing
instruction here;E
ith such 0eginning( nusud lost his chnce to test the &ster( so reluctntly he s!ed
i he &ight recei*e Zen instruction;
Nnin sid BZen is not diicult ts!; you re $hysicin( tret you $tients dith
!indness; Tht is Zen;E
nusud *isited Nnin three ti&es; vch ti&e Nnin told hi& the s&e thing; BK
$hysicin should not dste ti&e round here; No ho&e nd t!e cre o you $tients;E
t ds not yet cler to nusud hod such teching could re&o*e the er o deth; So on
his ourth *isit he co&$lined B7y riend told &e dhen one lerns Zen one loses the er
o deth; vch ti&e co&e here ll you tell &e is to t!e cre o &y $tients; !nod tht
&uch; tht is your soclled Zen( & not going to *isit you ny &ore;E
Nnin s&iled nd $tted the doctor; B h*e 0een too strict dith you; tet &e gi*e you
!on;E qe $resented nusud dith xoshus 7u to dor! o*er( dhich is the irst &ind
enlightening $ro0le& in the 0oo! clled The Nteless Nte;
lp
nusud $ondered this $ro0le& o 7u (NoThing) or tdo yers; Kt length he thought he
hd reched certinty o &ind; Dut his techer co&&ented Bou re not in yet;E
nusud continued in concentrtion or nother yer nd hl; qis &ind 0ec&e $lcid;
5ro0le&s dissol*ed; NoThing 0ec&e the truth; qe ser*ed his $tients dell nd( dithout
e*en !noding it( he ds ree ro& concern o*er lie nd deth;
Then dhen he *isited Nnin( his old techer 8ust s&iled;
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.Ht ,T n$=n D 0ui hay &o5
5h6t n=i &Lt dG ng+n trong !inh
7Lt ng,i <n +ng un rXy( nh t nhMn bucng <y *Pc( &Lt con cO$ !hc <ng <#i d@i <y < %n
nh; hhS c= s#i dHy leo <ng giV nh l?i;
qi con chuLt( &Lt trgng &Lt <en( <ng gY& s#i dHy leo; Knh thZy &Lt qu1 dHu chTn
&Ong g[n nh; 7Lt ty ng& s#i dHy leo( ty !i nh hi tri dHu; NgOt Wi l ngOt~
Bnh*
Truyn ny c= nhiu $hiAn 01n hWi !hc nhu ch:t <Snh( * nhiu ng,i c= nhVng cch
gi1i thTch !hc nhu; hh:ng t s gi1i thTch chuyn ny theo tinh th[n Thin t+ng;
hO$ trAn *Pc * cO$ ] d@i *Pc( t#ng trng cho <iu !h+ng trnh <#c<= l sP ch-t;
9 c|ng t#ng trng cho hi gi@i h?n c3 <,i ng,i hO$ su lng (trAn *Pc) l qu !h^(
cO$ tr@c &Yt (d@i *Pc) l tWng li;
R,i ng,i n& giV qu !h^ * tWng li; SWi dHy leo t#ng trng cho <,i ng,i;
hhuLt trgng chuLt <en l 0iu t#ng c3 ngy * <A&( < con ng,i d[n <-n sP ch-t;
huLc scng chS t?& th,i( * t nhZt <2nh s c= ngy ch-t;
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Th- tri dHu l t#ng trng cho <iu gMz
nhoi l?c t?& th,i l& cho t si &A & quAn &Zt ci nguy <ng gY$ (nh &Lt sc ng,i
gi1i thTch)z
Nhng n-u !h+ng %n dHu cho thf thTch( thM l& gM 0Hy gi,z
TH& thin l tH& r`ng lYng( !h+ng lo lgng * sP ch-t( !h+ng gnh nYng qu !h^ *
!h+ng lo s# cho tWng li;
Scng th6t l scng B] <Hy l:c ny;E RJng lo chuyn !h+ng lo <#c; Tr@c cO$ su cO$(
n-u <-n l:c $h1i ch-t l t s $h1i ch-t( !h+ng cng <#c( !h+ng th chOn lP <#c;
Nhng tri dHu tr@c &Yt( t c= cW hLi chOn lP; 7Lt l h]ng &6t ngOt c3 n=( hi l <
s# hIi l& t !h+ng thZy <#c tri dHu( !h+ng h]ng <#c n=;
Thin l !h+ng lo s#; Kn l?c *ui s@ng *@i Bl:c ny ] <HyE;
A Eara(&e
Duddh told $r0le in sutr
K &n tr*eling cross ield encountered tiger; qe led( the tiger ter hi&; ho&ing to
$reci$ice( he cught hold o the root o dild *ine nd sdung hi&sel dodn o*er the
edge; The tiger snied t hi& ro& 0o*e; Tre&0ling( the &n loo!ed dodn to dhere( r
0elod( nother tiger ds diting to et hi&; nly the *ine sustined hi&;
Tdo &ice( one dhite nd one 0lc!( little 0y little strted to gnd dy the *ine; The
&n sd luscious strd0erry ner hi&; Nrs$ing the *ine dith one hnd( he $luc!ed the
strd0erry dith the other; qod sdeet it tsted~
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N$uy:n ?U OVu Ti:n
N-u <-n chi 0!u ] nyoto t s thZy &Lt dng chV !hgc BNguyAn ts R[u TiAnE; hc
chV ny l@n l? th,ng( * nhVng ng,i rnh th $h$ lu+n lu+n thn $hGc ch:ng nh l
nhVng tc $hX& hng <[u; hc chV ny do nosen *i-t hi tr%& n%& * tr@c;
t:c *i-t( thin s *i-t trAn giZy( su <= cc ngh nhHn l& 01n !hgc l@n hWn 0ng g`;
Trong !hi thin s *i-t( c= &Lt ng,i < ta 0?o gn ] 0An c?nh( *2 ny <I h nhiu lTt
&Pc cho thin s < *i-t &Zy chV ny * lu+n lu+n $hA 0Mnh th $h$ c3 thin s;
Bhh <#c(E *2 < ta n=i *@i nosen su l[n *i-t <[u;
Bhi ny thM sozE
BNgho nn; F] hWn ci tr@c(E *2 < ta n=i;
nosen !iAn nhn *i-t h-t t, ny <-n t, !hc cho <-n !hi pk chV BNguyAn ts R[u TiAnE
)i( !hi *2 < ta 0@c r ngoi &Lt l:c( nosen ngh{ BRHy l cW hLi < &Mnh thot <#c
con &gt sgc 0n c3 hgn(E * thin s *i-t *Li *I( *@i tH& trcng r`ng &Oi t?$ ni&;
BNguyAn ts R[u TiAn;E
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B7Lt tc $hX& tuyt *,i(E *2 < ta tuyAn 0c;
Bnh*
T !h+ng th l& gM tct n-u t 02 $hHn tH&; ts do $hHn tH& c= th l ls do rZt t[&
th,ng nh l c= hOc tr <^ng $hA $hn; T c= th lo lgng * $hHn tH& rZt $hi ls( nh l
th[y s# tr chA( chuyAn gi s# ng,i !h+ng 0i-t gM chA\
>Lng hWn( trong <,i scng hng ngy( t c= th 02 $hHn tH& 0]i <3 th^ t?$ ni& S# &Oi
ng,i chA c,i( s# &Zt uy tTn( s# c= ng,i gi6n( s# !h+ng i !hen\ hc t?$ ni& ny
l& t $hHn tH& hng ngy * chQng l& <#c gM tct;
BTH& trcng r`ng &Oi t?$ ni&Ecn gOi l 9+ TH&l NguyAn ts <[u tiAn c3 Thin;
The +ir3t Erincip&e
hen one goes to 0!u te&$le in nyoto he sees cr*ed o*er the gte the dords BThe
Cirst 5rinci$le;E The letters re unusully lrge( nd those dho $$recite clligr$hy
ldys d&ire the& s 0eing &ster$iece; They dere drdn 0y nosen tdo hundred
yers go;
hen the &ster dred the& he did so on $$er( ro& dhich dor!&en &de the lrger
cr*ing in dood; Ks nosen s!etched the letters 0old $u$il ds dith hi& dho hd &de
se*erl gllons o in! or the clligr$hy nd dho ne*er iled to criticize his &sters
dor!;
BTht is not good(E he told nosen ter the irst eort;
Bqod is tht onezE
B5oor; orse thn 0eore(E $ronounced the $u$il;
nosen $tiently drote one sheet ter nother until eightyour Cirst 5rinci$les hd 0een
ccu&ulted( still dithout the $$ro*l o the $u$il;
Then( dhen the young &n ste$$ed outside or ed &o&ents( nosen thought BNod is
&y chnce to esc$e his !een eye(E nd he drote hurriedly( dith &ind ree ro&
disctrction; BThe Cirst 5rinci$le;E
BK &ster$iece(E $ronounced the $u$il;
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?7i !huy:n cJa "P
xiun( &Lt thin s th,i S^ uuHn( l &Lt hOc gi1 ti-ng $h?n Sns!rit n"i ti-ng <,i
To!ugd; nhi cn try( xiun th,ng thuy-t gi1ng cho cc thin s !hc;
7_ xiun nghe <iu ny * *i-t cho chng &Lt l thW
Bhon( &_ !h+ng ngh{ l con &ucn theo 5h6t *M con &ucn tr] thnh &Lt quyn tP <in
scng cho &Oi ng,i; hhQng c= gi@i h?n no cho th+ng tin * ls gi1i( *inh qung * dnh
dP c1; 7_ &ong con 0f h-t cc *ic thuy-t gi1ng ny; 9o tu trong &Lt thin & nhf t?i
&Lt g=c n:i b; Fing th,i gin < thin * nh, <= & c= th gic ngL;E
Bnh*
To!ugd oshino0u (/p;10;1pjo//;11;1'1j) l S^ uuHn (Shogun) cuci cing c3
Nh6t D1n( cho <-n ngy ch- <L s^ quHn chZ& d^t (1pmp);
xiun (1o1p1p0k) l &Lt *2 s hhHn Ng+n T+ng (Shingon) * l &Lt nh c1i t" 5h6t gio
th,i To!ugd ] Nh6t; xiun ch: trOng *o gio dGc 5h6t hOc * c1i t" <?o <^c trong tH&
t; xiun rZt gifi * &Oi !hT c?nh c3 5h6t $h$( *i-t cc sch d?y ti-ng $h?n Sns!rit <[u
tiAn ] Nh6t( * thnh l6$ ngnh hOc * lu6t (*iny) trong hhHn Ng+n T+ng;
Di *i-t ny nAu lAn *Zn < ch:ng t th,ng nghe cc *2 th[y l@n c3 nhHn lo?i n=i t@i
n=i lui rZt th,ng buyAn OCn$ & thuHc @o n$=n tC S t" trM tu @ ch6n &UW
tIo ta n=i BR?o & c= th gOi l <?o thM !h+ng l <?o *{nh *in( tAn & c= th gOi l tAn
thM !h+ng l tAn *{nh *in;E
5h6t gi d?y t !h+ng nAn chZ$ *o Bdnh sgc;E Fnh l tAn( chS ng+n ngV( t^c l B!h+ng
nAn chZ$ *o ng+n ngV;E
mk
hhV ngh{ ng+n tJ cPc ! gi@i h?n( hWn nV l?i t?o r rci rg& nhiu hWn l trT tu; nhi
nh ch2 yAu nhu( chS nhMn nhu !h+ng n=i & c= th hiu nhu sHu thQ&; nhi hi *#
ch)ng sg$ ly d2( &Lt tJ B%nE chS c= / &u tP( c|ng chy r( !h+ng chS l& / & l /00 l[n(
< c= ls do gHy lLn ngy <A&;
qiu 0i-t * chHn ls !h+ng <-n qu ng+n tJ & qu c1& b:c * trPc gic; T+i 0i-t e&
yAu t+i *M t+i c1& <#c <iu <= * trPc gic (0i-t ngy) <iu <=( & chQng c[n ng+n ngV
hy ls lu6n; qiu 0i-t * trT tu( * qu1 ti& con ng,i * chHn ls c3 cuLc <,M( <-n tJ
c1& b:c * trPc gic; Ng+n ngV * ls lu6n n-u c= gi:$ thM &y r chS l 1 $h[n tr%&;
Ng+n ngV * ls lu6n gi:$ thM Tt & h?i thM c= th nhiu; qOc tr &@i hOc lu6n ls thTch
ding ng+n tJ < l1& nh1& ls lu6n <3 !iu * hO cho nh th- l 0i-t; hho <-n *i &Wi
n%& su( n-u hO c= ti-n 0L( hO s !h& $h r l hO <I chQng 0i-t gM h-t * <I chS tcn th,i
gi, gHy lLn;
qWn nV( ls lu6n( ng+n ngV( * thuy-t gi1ng( th,ng <i theo cc trng $ho ty * cc c
tGng cho gi1ng *iAn( chS l& cho Bci t+iE c3 gi1ng *iAn d 02 ung thci;
T{nh lYng (thin) gi:$ cho ch:ng t l& <& ci t+i bucng (!h+ng ls lu6n( !h+ng trnh
cIi( !h+ng c= cc trng $ho ty\) * BngheE <#c Bc1& b:cE * nhVng Bc1& nh6nE c3
&Mnh * chTnh &Mnh( * ng,i !hc( * * th- gi@i qunh &Mnh; R= &@i l cch < hiu
0i-t * c= <#c trT tu;
7_ xiun( ch^ !h+ng $h1i l 0c( *i-t thW !huyAn 01o( ngh{ l $hG nV th,ng gifi hWn
hWn <n +ng * c1& b:c * trPc gic; Rn +ng th,ng l?c trong ng+n ngV * ls lu6n;
7_ cn c= ngh{ l BtH&;E 7_ t l tH& t; 9 tH& t &ucn t $h1i t{nh lYng < c= th
gic ngL( t^c l < tH& tr] l?i <#c c%n tTnh trong sng c3 tH&;
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A .otherX3 A,@ice
xiun( Shogun &ster( ds dell!nodn Sns!rit scholr o the To!ugd er; hen he
ds young he used to deli*er lectures to his 0rother students;
qis &other herd 0out this nd drote hi& letter;
BSon( do not thin! you 0ec&e de*otee o the Duddh 0ecuse you desired to turn into
dl!ing dictionry or others; There is no end to inor&tion nd co&&enttion( glory
nd honor; dish you dould sto$ this lecture 0usiness; Shut yoursel u$ in little te&$le
in re&ote $rt o the &ountin; Fe*ote your ti&e to &edittion nd in this dy ttin
true reliztion;E
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Ti9n$ @Y cJa "Ht (n tay
7o!uri( Ti-ng SZ& T{nh tYng( l thin s trG trM chi nennin; S c= &Lt < ta nhf tAn
Toyo &@i 1/ tu"i; Toyo thZy cc < ta <n nh *o $hng th[y &ì sng * tci < nh6n
gio huZn trong l@$ riAng &Lt th[y &Lt tr * <#c h@ng dn c nhHn * cch ding
c+ng n < ch6n tH& trT !h+ng <i lng thng;
Toyo c|ng &ucn <#c *o l@$ riAng;
7o!uri n=i( BR#i &Lt th,i gin <I; hon cn nhf;E
Nhng Toyo nng nYc bin( *M *6y cuci cing th[y c|ng <)ng s;
hhiu tci( c6u 0 Toyo <-n <:ng gi,( tr@c ca $hng th[y 7o!uri ding l& l@$ riAng;
h6u <nh &Lt ti-ng c)ng 0o hiu <I c= &Yt( g6$ &Mnh cho l $h$ 0 l[n ngoi ca( *
0@c *o ng)i yAn lYng &Lt cch l <L tr@c &Yt th[y(
Bhon c= th nghe H& thnh c3 hi 0n ty !hi hi ty *` *o nhu(E 7o!uri n=i; BDHy
gi, chS cho th[y ti-ng *` c3 &Lt 0n ty;E
Toyo c:i cho * * $hng < suy ngh{ * cHu hfi; TJ ca s" c6u c= th nghe nh?c c3
cc c+ geishs; BK( t+i c= r)i~E c6y 0 tuyAn 0c;
mo
Sng h+& su( !hi th[y hfi c6u trMnh 0y ti-ng *` c3 &Lt 0n ty( Toyo l& ti-ng nh?c
c3 geishs;
Bnh+ng( !h+ng(E 7oduri n=i; Bnh+ng 0o gi, <#c; R= !h+ng $h1i l ti-ng *` c3 &Lt
0n ty; hon chQng hiu gM c1;
Ngh{ l nh?c c3 geishs cgt <^t dng suy t]ng( Toyo chuyn ch` ] <-n &Lt nWi yAn
lYng hWn; h6u 0 thin <2nh; BTi-ng *` c3 &Lt 0n ty l gMzE h6u 0 nghe ti-ng n@c
nhf giOt; BT+i c= r)i(E Toyo ngh{;
nhi Toyo <-n gY$ th[y su <=( c6u 0 0gt ch@c ti-ng n@c nhf giOt;
Bhi gM *6yzE 7o!uri hfi; BR= l ti-ng n@c nhf giOt( nhng !h+ng $h1i l ti-ng *` c3
&Lt 0n ty; hc thA& <i;E
qoi c+ng Toyo thin <2nh < nghe ti-ng *` c3 &Lt 0n ty; h6u nghe ti-ng th] di c3
gi=; Nhng ti-ng <= c|ng 02 th[y g?t 0f;
Ti-ng *` c3 &Lt 0n ty c|ng !h+ng $h1i l ti-ng *e !Au;
qWn &,i l[n Toyo *o th%& 7o!uri *@i nhVng lo?i ti-ng !hc nhu; TZt c1 <u tr6t;
h1 &Lt n%&( c6u 0 suy ngh{ ti-ng gM c= th l ti-ng *` c3 &Lt 0n ty;
huci cing Toyo *o <#c thin <2nh th6t sP * *#t lAn trAn tZt c1 &Oi H& thnh ; BT+i
chQng cn tM& <#c ti-ng no nV(E su ny c6u 0 gi1i thTch( B*M *6y t+i <?t <#c H&
thnh i& lYng;E
Toyo <I <?t <#c ti-ng *` c3 &Lt 0n ty;
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T!ed 7o!uri (1plk1'j0) (BSilent ThunderE Ti-ng SZ& T{nh tYng) <i tu l:c cn
nhf * <#c huZn luyn 0]i cc thin s hng <[u th,i <=; 7o!uri tr] thnh s trG trM
chi nennin( &Lt trong nhVng ng+i chi c" nhZt * qun trOng nhZt ] nyoto( Nh6t( *o
n%& 1p'/ !hi 7o!uri chS jp tu"i; 7o!u8ri cn l &Lt hO s{ n"i ti-ng *@i tAn Syu N:i
R+ng; Syu *M &Lt trong nhVng 0:t dnh c3 7o!uri l Syutei( * N:i R+ng l chS
chi nennin;
Di ny n=i <n th3 tGc l ngh{ !hi <-n gY$ th[y < c= l@$ riAng *@i th[y (snzen) rZt
rU;
BFing c+ng n < ch6n tH& trT !h+ng <i lng thng;E RHy chTnh l y-u tTnh c3 c+ng n;
R sc c+ng n !h+ng $h1i l &Lt cHu hfi cho &Lt cHu tr1 l,i 0ng chV ngh{ hy ls lu6n(
nh cHu hfi Bti-ng *` c3 &Lt 0n tyE ] <Hy;
Ng,i hOc tr( trong ti-n trMnh tM& cHu tr1 l,i( s tP nhiAn tM& &Oi cch < t6$ trung t
t]ng( !h+ng cho t t]ng <i lng thng; TH& s lYng tJ tJ( nh nghe ti-ng nh?c( <-n
ti-ng n@c nhf giOt( ti-ng th] di c3 gi=\
R-n &Lt l:c no <=( tH& hon ton t{nh lYng <-n nì !h+ng cn H& thnh no c= th
l& cho t 02 $hHn tH&; Ti nghe thM *n nghe( nhng tH& hon ton !h+ng bo <Lng; R=
l B*#t lAn trAnE &Oi H& thnh;
Nhng t?i so l?i l tM& <#c BH& thnh t{nh lYngE (soundless sound)z
& thnh t{nh lYng (soundless sound) c|ng l H& thnh c3 t{nh lYng (sound o silence)
nh tAn &Lt 01n nh?c c3 Si&on nd Nrun!el hy Bti-ng th[& trong ngOc n=i l,i hyE
c3 thin s niu TrT quyn;
T^c l( trong t{nh lYng t BngheE( BthZyE( BhiuE hy BngLE <#c nhiu <iu & !hi tH& t
02 $hHn tH& *M cc Bti-ng <LngE t !h+ng nghe( !h+ng thZy( !h+ng hiu;
Riu ny thM ch:ng t i c|ng <I c= !inh nghi& long thong $h[n no<+i !hi t t{nh
lYng( chQng l& gM c1( chQng suy ngh{ gM c1( tP nhiAn 0o nhiAu s t]ng sng t?o l?i i
<-n; T{nh lYng l& con ng,i th+ng thi r( 0o nhiAu *2 th[y <I n=i nh th-;
T?i so *2 hOc tr trong truyn ny chS &@i 1/ tu"iz
Th( *M (1) 1/ tu"i thM Tt c= ti-ng <Lng trong <[u tJ nhVng lo lgngcon ci( c+ng *ic(
chuyn nh( chuyn ca( chuyn tin 0?c( chuyn n# n[n\ * (/) 1/ tu"i thT Tt c= !i-n
th^c ls lu6n < & c= thnh !i-n Bt& so &Lt ty & $ht r ti-ng *` <#cz 9+ ls~E
T^c l n-u ci tH& t cng nh_ nhng( gi1n d2( * !h+ng cc chZ$( nh try thW( thM r s
thin d hWn * <?t gic ngL d hWn;
7ucn *o <#c thiAn <ng thM hIy nh try thW;
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The 4oun, of 8ne Kan,
The &ster o nennin te&$le ds 7o!uri( Silent Thunder; qe hd little $rotg n&ed
Toyo dho ds only tdel*e yers old; Toyo sd the older disci$les *isit the &sters
roo& ech &orning nd e*ening to recei*e instruction in snzen or $ersonl guidence in
dhich they dere gi*en !ons to sto$ &inddndering;
Toyo dished to do snzen lso;
Bit dhile(E sid 7o!uri; Bou re too young;E
Dut the child insisted( so the techer inlly consented;
n the e*ening little Toyo dent t the $ro$er ti&e to the threshold o 7o!uris snzen
roo&; qe struc! the gong to nnounce his $resence( 0oded res$ectully three ti&es
outside the door( nd dent to sit 0eore the &ster in res$ectul silence;
Bou cn her the sound o tdo hnds dhen they cl$ together(E sid 7o!uri; BNod
shod &e the sound o one hnd;E
Toyo 0oded nd dent to his roo& to consider this $ro0le&; Cro& his dindod he could
her the &usic o the geishs; BKh( h*e it~E he $rocli&ed;
The nebt e*ening( dhen his techer s!ed hi& to illustrte the sound o one hnd( Toyo
0egn to $ly the &usic o the geishs;
BNo( no(E sid 7o!uri; BTht dill ne*er do; Tht is not the sound o one hnd; ou*e
not got it t ll;E
Thin!ing tht such &usic &ight interru$t( Toyo &o*ed his 0ode to quiet $lce; qe
&editted gin; Bht cn the sound o one hnd 0ezE qe h$$ened to her so&e dter
dri$$ing; B h*e it(E i&gined Toyo;
hen he nebt $$ered 0eore his techer( he i&itted dri$$ing dter;
Bht is thtzE s!ed 7o!uri; BTht is the sound o dri$$ing dter( 0ut not the sound o
one hnd; Try gin;E
n *in Toyo &editted to her the sound o one hnd; qe herd the sighing o the dind;
Dut the sound ds re8ected;
qe herd the cry o n odl; This ds lso reused;
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The sound o one hnd ds not the locusts;
Cor &ore thn ten ti&es Toyo *isited 7o!uri dith dierent sounds; Kll dere drong; Cor
l&ost yer he $ondered dht the sound o one hnd &ight 0e;
Kt lst Toyo entered true &edittion nd trnscended ll sounds; B could collect no
&ore(E he eb$lined lter( Bso reched the soundless sound;E
Toyo hd relized the sound o one hnd;
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Zu[ ti" t=i chy nh &\a
Soyen Sh!u( thin s <[u tiAn <-n 7( n=i BTi& t+i chy nh la nhng &gt t+i l?nh
nh tro ch-t;E Thin s c= nhVng quy lu6t thPc hnh &ì ngy trong <,i( nh su
7ì 0u"i sng tr@c !hi thy o qu[n( <ct nhng * ng)i thin;
Ri ng3 <:ng gi, &ì ngy; n <:ng gi,; n *J <3( !h+ng 0o gi, <-n &^c thf &In;
Ti-$ !hch *@i thi <L y nh l:c chS &Lt &Mnh; t:c &Lt &Mnh( giV thi <L y nh l:c ti-$
!hch;
hXn trOng trong l,i n=i( * n=i <iu gM thM thPc hnh <iu Zy;
nhi cW hLi <-n( <Jng < n= *uLt &Zt( nhng lu+n lu+n suy ngh{ hi l[n tr@c !hi hnh
<Lng;
RJng Hn h6n * d{ *Ing; NhMn * tWng li;
h= thi <L !h+ng 0i-t s# c3 &Lt nh hing * qu1 ti& yAu i c3 &Lt e& 0;
nhi <i ng3( ng3 nh l giZc ng3 cuci trong <,i; nhi th^c d6y( r,i !hfi gi,ng t^c thM
nh l *Zt oshi) c3 dng thin tH& T- * l s tr]ng
o/
c3 c1 hi chi nencho * vng!y ] n&!ur; Sh!u l < ta c3 &!it nosen * c=
&Lt < ta rZt n"i ti-ng trong *ic &ng 5h6t hOc * Thin hOc <-n $hWng THy F;T;
Suzu!i;
BTi& t+i chy nh la nhng &gt t+i l?nh nh tro ch-t;E hHu ny s chS ng,i tMnh c1&
n)ng nn nhng ngoi &Yt thM l?nh lingz Sh!u nhMn 0An ngoi l?nh ling th6t;
qy &ucn n=i( nhVng ci thZy <#c 0An ngoi (dnh sgc) !h+ng 1nh h]ng t+i( nhng tJ
i thM &?nh & trong t+iz
Fi so <i nV thM( n=i rng Bti& t+i chy nh laE nghe c|ng hWi b l? *@i 5h6t gi( *M
Ni-t Dn (Nir*n) c= ngh{ l Bla <I tgt;E
hc 0i gi1ng c3 Soyen Sh!u ] 7 <#c Suzu! d2ch sng Knh ngV trong quyn
Ser&ons o Duddhist 00ot ddresses on religious su08ects
T& qui lu6t scng hng ngy c3 Sh!u
1; B7ì 0u"i sng tr@c !hi thy <)( <ct nhng * ng)i thin;E 9i $h:t t{nh lYng hoYc
c[u nguyn s gi:$ &] <[u tH& t{nh lYng cho &Lt ngy;
/; BRi ng3 <:ng gi, &ì ngy; n <:ng gi,; n *J <3( !h+ng 0o gi, <-n &^c thf
&In;E hc 0c s{ ngy ny c|ng !huyAn th-;
j; BTi-$ !hch *@i thi <L y nh l:c chS &Lt &Mnh; t:c &Lt &Mnh( giV thi <L y nh l:c
ti-$ !hch;E nhi c= !hch thM thnh th6t (nh *@i chTnh &Mnh l:c &Lt &Mnh)( !hi &Lt
&Mnh thM nghiA& chSnh (*@i chTnh &Mnh nh <ng tr@c &Yt !hch);
k; BhXn trOng trong l,i n=i( * n=i <iu gM thM thPc hnh <iu Zy;E R l,i n=i <ng tin;
ThPc hnh <iu &Mnh n=i; hh^ !h+ng $h1i BqIy nghe <iu t+i n=i( <Jng l& <iu t+i
l&;E Th[y <?o <^c gi1 * dci tr th,i no c|ng nhiu;
l; Bnhi cW hLi <-n( <Jng < n= *uLt &Zt( nhng lu+n lu+n suy ngh{ hi l[n tr@c !hi hnh
<Lng;E hW hLi <-n !h+ng ch2u ng& lZy & hnh <Lng( r)i l?i trch tr,i chQng thWng t+i~
m; BRJng Hn h6n * d{ *Ing; NhMn * tWng li;E RI l& <iu gM l[& lì thM c|ng <Jng
ng)i <= tP lZy 0: gU <[u hoi; hhZ$ nhHn <= l lì l[& c3 &Mnh( r)i <^ng d6y * h%ng
hi <i * h@ng tWng li;
o; Bh= thi <L !h+ng 0i-t s# c3 &Lt nh hing * qu1 ti& yAu i c3 &Lt e& 0;E Knh
hing *@i tZ& lng yAu i * trong sng;
p; Bnhi <i ng3( ng3 nh l giZc ng3 cuci trong <,i; nhi th^c d6y( r,i !hfi gi,ng t^c thM
nh l *Zt <i &Lt <+i giy c|;E nh+ng lo lgng suy t <3 &Oi th^ !hi <i ng3; Th^c d6y thM
ho?t <Lng ngy;
oj
.y Keart Burn3 ?i!e +ire
Soyen Sh!u( the irst Zen techer to co&e to K&eric( sid B7y hert 0urns li!e ire
0ut &y eyes re s cold s ded shes;E qe &de the olloding rules dhich he $rcticed
e*ery dy o his lie;
n the &orning 0eore dressing( light incense nd &editte;
>etire t regulr hour; 5rt!e o ood t regulr inter*ls; vt dith &odertion nd
ne*er to the $oint o stisction;
>ecei*e guest dith the s&e ttitude you h*e dhen lone; hen lone( &intin the
s&e ttitude you h*e in recei*ing guests;
tch dht you sy( nd dhte*er you sy( $rctice it;
hen n o$$ortunity co&es do not let it $ss you 0y( yet ldys thin! tdice 0eore
cting;
Fo not regret the $st; too! to the uture;
q*e the erless ttitude o hero nd the lo*ing hert o child;
$on retiring( slee$ s i you hd entered your lst slee$; $on d!ening( le*e your
0ed 0ehind you instntly s i you hd cst dy $ir o old shoes;
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]3hun ra i
nhi Thin c+ vshun <I qu m0 * sg$ sa r,i !hfi th- gi@i ny( c+ 01o *i *2 s sg$ &Lt
<cng c3i giV sHn;
Ng)i ngy nggn giV <i hf tng( c+ 01o hO <ct la chung qunh;
Bh+ Wi~E &Lt *2 s l l@n( Bn=ng !h+ng c+zE
Bhhuyn <= chS c= &Zy ng,i ngu nh c6u &@i qun tH&(E vshun tr1 l,i;
NgOn la 0cc co( * ni c+ qu <,i;
Bnh*
t& ch3 sP r <i c3 &Mnh <#c be& nh l &Lt s^c &?nh c3 5h6t gio; T !h+ng l&
ch3 <#c <#c sinh( nhng Tt r c|ng l& ch3 <#c ta;
Riu ny !hc *@i *%n &inh tHy $hWng cZ& tP tasP scng l do th#ng <- 0n cho con
ng,i * chS th#ng <- &@i c= quyn lZy <i; R sc cc qucc gi THy $hWng c= lu6t cZ&
tP tang,i tP ta thZt 0?i s 02 < r t * $h?t; Tuy nhiAn( &Lt sc qucc gi ngy ny
Zt nhiu nWi lu6t cZ& tP ta *n cn <=( nhng ng,i t !h+ng
cn ding t@i;
ol
7Lt *Zn < n=ng 0fng hWn hin <ng gHy nhiu trnh cIi ] u 7 l lu6t cZ& (hoYc cho
$h$) *ic gi:$ ng,i !hc tP ta (ssisted suicide( nh cc s gi:$ vshun r <i trong
chuyn ny);
vshun l ni c+ binh <_$ trong 0i BN-u yAu( hIy yAu c+ng !hiE tr@c <Hy;
Bh+ Wi( n=ng !h+ng c+zE RHy l cHu n=i <ng <#c ghi *o sch !. lGc th- gi@i * <L
ngu~ BN=ng gM e&( &t nh &y l?nh <Hy~E
SP <i& t{nh c3 &Lt ng,i <i *o cUi ch-t; R= l &^c t{nh lYng cuci cing ch:ng t c=
th <?t <#c;
So nhiu ng,i ch:ng t s# ch-t th- nhSz h= gM & $h1i s#z Ki c|ng $h1i <i &Lt l[n(
!h+ng l:c ny thM l:c !i th+i;
Nhng n-u *M ls do gM <= t tM& ci ch-t < ch?y trcn cuLc <,i thM c|ng l &Lt ci hn(
$h1i !h+ngz NhZt l !hi l& si( 02 < r t( chQng h?n; h= gn l& thM c= gn *o ti
tr1 n#; 9ic gM $h1i ch?y trcn 0ng ci ch-tz
hho nAn( <i& qun trOng !h+ng n& trong scng hy ch-t( & n& trong cn <1& * t{nh
lYng c3 t !hi chOn <,ng no;
]3hunX3 -eparture
hen vshun( the Zen nun( ds $st sibty nd 0out to le*e this dorld( she s!ed so&e
&on!s to $ile u$ dood in the yrd;
Seting hersel ir&ly in the center o the unerl $yre( she hd it set ire round the
edges;
B nun~E shouted one &on!( Bis it hot in therezE
BSuch &tter dould concern only stu$id $erson li!e yoursel(E nsdered vshun;
The l&es rose( nd she $ssed dy;
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TTn$ !inh
7Lt n+ng dHn nh, &Lt *2 s ThiAn Thi tGng !inh cho *# <I qu <,i; Su !hi tGng bong(
ng,i n+ng dHn hfi BTh[y ngh{ l *# t+i c= <#c $h:c <^c nh, tGng !inh !h+ngzE
Bnh+ng nhVng chS l *# nh( & tZt c1 sinh linh <u h]ng l#i nh, tGng !inh(E s tr1 l,i;
BN-u th[y n=i tZt c1 &Oi sinh linh <u c= l#i(E ng,i n+ng dHn n=i( B*# t+i rZt y-u *
nhVng ng,i !hc s %n hi-$ c+ Zy( lZy <i $h@c <^c c3 c+ Zy; 96y th[y l& Wn tGng
!inh chS cho c+ Zy th+i;E
92 s gi1i thTch l ng,i 5h6t ta &ucn dHng c:ng * c[u $h@c <^c <-n &Oi sinh linh;
BR= l l,i d?y rZt hy(E ng,i n+ng dHn !-t th:c( Bnhng l& Wn cho &Lt ngOi l; T+i c=
nh chng lng ging th+ l" * dV dn *@i t+i; t& Wn d_$ hgn r ngoi &Oi sinh linh
!hc;E
Bnh*
Trong &Lt cOng cf c= ton th *| trG; TZt c1 &Oi th^ <u liAn h chYt chy *@i nhu nh
cc lOn s=ng c3 &Lt <?i dWng; NAn t !h+ng th l& tct cho &Lt ng,i hy &Lt th^ &
!h+ng tct cho tZt c1; qoYc ng#c l?i( !h+ng th l& bZu cho &Lt ng,i hy &Lt th^ &
oo
!h+ng l& bZu cho tZt c1; nh+ng th chS dnh riAng cho ng,i t yAu( c|ng nh !h+ng
th g?t 0f ng,i t ght;
qIy ngh{ <-n !hi ni& ny trong cuLc scng hng ngy 1nh h]ng c3 0Zt ! hnh
<Lng l@n nhf no c3 t( di tct hy bZu( <-n nhVng ng,i g[n t( <-n &+i tr,ng ngy
nWi t ng)i( r)i ln thnh $hc c3 t( r)i qucc gi c3 t( r)i th- gi@i c3 t;
nh+ng th n=i rng BT+i qu nhf 0( *ic t+i l& chQng %n nh6$ gM <-n i c1;E
7Lt ti-ng g1y &=ng ty c= th rung <Lng <-n *+ l#ng th- gi@i;
/ecitin$ 4utra3
K r&er requested Tendi $riest to recite sutrs or his die( dho hd died; Kter the
recittion ds o*er the r&er s!ed BFo you thin! &y die dill gin &erit ro& thiszE
BNot only your die( 0ut ll sentient 0eings dill 0eneit ro& the recittion o sutrs(E
nsdered the $riest;
B you sy ll sentient 0eings dill 0eneit(E sid the r&er( B&y die &y 0e *ery de!
nd others dill t!e d*ntge o her( getting the 0eneit she should h*e; So $lese recite
sutrs 8ust or her;E
The $riest eb$lined tht it ds the desire o Duddhist to oer 0lessings nd dish &erit
or e*ery li*ing 0eing;
BTht is ine teching(E concluded the r&er( B0ut $lese &!e one ebce$tion; h*e
neigh0or dho is rough nd &en to &e; xust ebclude hi& ro& ll those sentient 0eings;E
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Ba n$y n%a
Suido( < ta c3 q!uin( l &Lt *2 th[y rZt gifi; 9o &Lt ! &] l@$ riAng &Lt th[y &Lt
tr (zzen) trong &i h( &Lt < ta tJ &Lt h1i <1o &in n& n@c Nh6t <-n gY$ th[y;
Hot;. \ tr/nh H/"u.n
Suido cho c6u &Lt c+ng n BNghe ti-ng *` c3 &Lt 0n ty;E
Ng,i < ta ] <= j n%& nhng !h+ng gi1i <#c; 7Lt <A& nO( n@c &gt dn dG( c6u *o
gY$ Suido; Bhon $h1i * n&( nhGc nhI * bZu h"E c6u n=i( Bhon !h+ng gi1i <#c c+ng
n ny;E
BR#i &Lt tu[n nV * thin liAn tGc(E Suido !huyAn; Nhng gic ngL *n !h+ng <-n
<#c *@i c6u < ta; BTha thA& &Lt tu[n nV(E Suido n=i; Ng,i < ta *Hng l,i( nhng
c|ng chS hoi c+ng;
BThA& &Lt tu[n nV;E Nhng l?i c|ng *+ Tch; Tuyt *Ong( ng,i < ta n%n nS bin *(
nhng Suido yAu c[u c6u thin n%& ngy nV; h|ng chQng c= !-t qu1 gM; >)i Suido n=i
BThin thA& j ngy nV( n-u con !h+ng <?t <#c gic ngL( thM con nAn tP ta l hWn;E
9o ngy th^ hi( c6u < ta gic ngL;
Bnh*
q!uin v!!u (1mpm1om' hy 1mpl1omp) l &Lt trong nhVng *M thin s c= 1nh h]ng
l@n nhZt trAn thin t+ng Nh6t D1n; q!uin c1i ti-n * $ht huy thin tH& T- tJ th,i trM tr
* <cn &?t( ch: tH& *o cch d?y d` !h= !h%n c" truyn( * trLn ln thin qun * c+ng
n thnh cch luyn t6$ th,ng buyAn; nh h]ng c3 q!uin l@n <-n &^c tZt c1 cc
o'
thin s tH& T- ngy ny <u l h6u nhHn c3 q!uin * ding nhVng $hWng cch luyn
t6$ & q!uin <I d?y;
`). b/o c2/ Hot;. \ tr/nh H/"u.n
q!uin chTnh l thin s B96y E t <I n=i tr@c <Hy;
Suido *2 th[y trong 0i ny l hOc tr c3 q!uin;
Di ny n=i <-n n` lPc dV dLi < <?t gic ngL; nh+ng <?t gic ngL <#c n-u t !h+ng
cPc lPc cc ggng < hiu 0i-t;
Th,ng thM th[y 0i-t !hi no tr sg$ ng& <#c chHn ls; NAn nhVng l:c <= n-u tr &ucn
0f cuLc( th[y s $ tr )i <ing &Lt ci thM Bhct
nhiAn <?i ngLE nh l trong tci tP nhiAn c= &Lt c+ng tgc 06t <n sng chong( ch^ !h+ng
$h1i nh hOc ton &ì ngy hiu thA& &Lt tT( tJ ton cLng( lAn trJ( lAn nhHn( lAn chi( lAn
$hHn sc\z
Th( *M ch:ng t c= th=i quen suy ngh{ *@i lu6n ls con ng,i h= ci 0n( thM c= +ng th#
&Lc; h= *| trG thM c= ng,i l& r( gOi l Th#ng <-; 96y thM i sinh r Th#ng <-z Dc
TR; tAn <-n +ng nLi TR( +ng cc TR\ !h+ng 0o gi, ngng( di c= suy ngh{ 100 n%&;
hon g c= tr@c hy ci tr^ng c= tr@cz Suy ngh{ 100 n%&;
Tr@c !hi t+i sinh r( t+i <I tJ <Hu <-nz hh-t r)i t+i <i <Huz Suy ngh{ 100 n%&;
hho nAn t t]ng c3 ng,i suy t c= th ch?y *ng trn nh !i-n 0 &ing <{( 0- tgc
hoi( !h+ng <i <Hu <#c c1( &u+n n%&;
hho nAn l:c t <I suy lu6n h-t cch( 0i-t l *+ Tch( * d_$ 0f &Oi suy lu6n <= <i( * 0gt
<[u c1& nh6n 0ng b:c c1& * trPc nghi&( t^c l c1& nh6n trPc ti-$ trong lng &
!h+ng c[n suy ngh{( &Lt <iu gM <= sHu b hWn l suy lu6n( nh l BTh#ng <- l tMnh
p0
yAutrong t( trong &Oi ng,i( * nci !-t &Oi ng,i l?i *@i nhuE( hy BtZt c1 &Oi th^
chS <u l nhVng lOn s=ng c3 &Lt <?i dWng SP Th6t & t gOi l nh+ngE;
NhVng <iu ny t c= th hiu tT ti 0ng suy lu6n( nhng thPc r t chS thPc sP hiu <#c
0ng c1& nh6n rZt rU trong lng; h|ng nh l tMnh yAu; hhS c= yAu l hiu <#c tMnh yAu
!h+ng th din t1 0ng ng+n ngV hy ls lu6n;
Trnh q!uin v!!u
nhi t d_$ 0f suy lu6n * 0gt <[u c1& b:c * !inh nghi& trPc ti-$ cc <iu ny( t
nhiAn t 0Jng sng trong <[u Bhct nhiAn <?i ngLE( nh ng,i &@i !h& $h <#c tMnh
yAu B( <Hy l tMnh yAu( *6y & tr@c ny <Oc sch hoi & chQng 0i-t n= th- no;E
T <I n=i * BTi-ng *` c3 &Lt 0n tyE tr@c <Hy;
TJ Bgic ngLE (enlightened( Stori trong ti-ng Nh6t) !h+ng c= cing ngh{ *@i tJ gic
ngL nguyAn th3y ding trong 5h6t gi; Theo truyn thcng( gic ngL c= ngh{ l <?t <#c
t{nh lYng * hiu 0i-t <-n &^c thnh D) tt( thnh 5h6t; Stori trong thin t+ng Nh6t D1n
l &Lt &^c <L hiu 0i-t * trPc nghi& * Bt{nh th^cE <3 < <#c th[y bc nh6n l &Mnh
c= th l& th[y (>oshi); RHy l 0@c <[u tiAn( trong nhiu 0@c gic ngL( *@i 0@c cuci
cing l Ni-t Dn;
Three -ay3 .ore
Suido( the disci$le o q!uin( ds good techer; Furing one su&&er seclusion $eriod(
$u$il c&e to hi& ro& southern islnd o x$n;
Suido g*e hi& the $ro0le& Bqer the sound o one hnd;E
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The $u$il re&ined three yers 0ut could not $ss the test; ne night he c&e in ters to
Suido; B &ust return south in sh&e nd e&0rrss&ent(E he sid( Bor cnnot sol*e
&y $ro0le&;E
Bit one dee! &ore nd &editte constntly(E d*ised Suido; Still no enlighten&ent
c&e to the $u$il; BTry or nother dee!(E sid Suido; The $u$il o0eyed( 0ut in *in;
BStill nother dee!;E et this ds o no *il; n des$ir the student 0egged to 0e
relesed( 0ut Suido requested nother &edittion o i*e dys; They dere dithout result;
Then he sid B7editte or three dys longer( then i you il to ttin enlighten&ent(
you hd 0etter !ill yoursel;E
n the second dy the $u$il ds enlightened;
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Oî tranh &u1n &_y chY n$J
DZt ! *2 s hnh hWng no c= th thgng &Lt trnh lu6n * 5h6t $h$ *@i cc s scng
trong &Lt ng+i chi 
7Lt *2 s hnh hWng <-n * bin ng3 nh,( bin <#c trnh lu6n * gio $h$ co thH&; S
nh <I &t *M $h1i hOc c1 ngy h+& Zy( 01o s e& r <Zu th-; S nh cXn th6n dYn d
BRi r * yAu c[u &Lt cuLc <ci tho?i th[& lYng;E
S e& * s !hch *o chnh <in * ng)i bucng;
7Lt l:c su *2 s hnh hWng <^ng d6y( *o gY$ s nh * n=i Bv& c3 th[y qu hy;
RI thgng t+i;E
Bn l?i cho t+i nghe cuLc <ci tho?i(E s nh hfi;
B9Hng(E *2 s hnh hWng n=i( Btr@c h-t t+i giW &Lt ng=n ty( 0iu hin 5h6t( ng,i gic
ngL; v& th[y giW lAn / ng=n( n=i * 5h6t * 5h6t $h$; T+i giW 0 ng=n ty( 0iu hin
5h6t( 5h$ * T%ng( scng n h *@i nhu; >)i e& th[y < ng& <Z& *o &Yt t+i( s n=i
c1 0 <u l &Lt; hho nAn nh Zy thgng * t+i !h+ng c= quyn ng3 l?i <Hy;E N=i *6y r)i(
s hnh hWng r <i;
BKnh chng <= <Hu r)izE s e& ch?y *o hfi nh;
pj
BKnh nghe l e& thgng cuLc trnh lu6n r)i;E
BThgng ci gM~ v& $h1i <6$ cho hgn &Lt tr6n;E
BN=i cho nh nghe < ti trnh lu6n th- no(E s nh hfi;
BSo( &@i thZy e& hgn 
9M hgn l ng,i l?( e& ngh{ l e& nAn l2ch sP *@i hgn &Lt tT nAn e& giW hi ng=n ty(
ch:c &Jng hgn c= hi > Nhng nh chng 0Zt l2ch sP l?i giW 0 ng=n ty( s n=i c1 hi
ng,i ch:ng t chS c= j con > 9M *6y e& n"i n=ng * 0gt <[u <Z& hgn( nhng hgn 0f
ch?y cho nAn h-t <ci tho?i~E
Bnh*
Theo truyn thcng Nh6t cc *2 s th,ng <i hnh hWng !hg$ nWi( th%& cc chi chin
c|ng nh cc *2 th[y l@n; N-u l s try( thM th[y r lnh hnh hWng nh l &Lt lo?i tu
t6$; N-u l s th[y thM tP <i hnh hWng < hOc hfi thA& * hnh <?o trAn <,ng <i;
TWng truyn( cc chi ] Nh6t c= truyn thcng <Zu $h$ <"i ch` ng3 nh trong truyn
ny;
T chS nghe * thZy nhVng gM tH& t nghe * thZy; 7Lt sP *ic tr@c &gt( &ì ng,i
ch:ng t *n thZy * nghe !hc nhu *M tH& t !hc nhu;
RHy c|ng cing s *@i cHu n=i c3 tri-t gi hin sinh Crederic! Neitzche Bnh+ng c= sP
th6t no c1( chS c= sP din gi1i c3 sP th6t <= & th+i;E
9 <Hy c|ng l &Lt trong nhVng qun <i& ls lu6n & 5h6t gi ding < !-t lu6n BR,i l
&Lng huyn 0o 1nhE (&Lng 1o 0Ot 0=ng ninh ni& hng)( t^c l cuLc <,i nh t thZy
pk
chS l ci nhMn riAng c3 ci tH& riAng c3 t *@i nhVng chZ$ tr@c( thnh !i-n( &o &=
c3 n=( ch^ <= !h+ng $h1i BsP th6t nh n= lE (the truth s it is);
9M *6y( <Jng chZ$ *o <iu t hiu( *o ci t nghe thZy( < & trnh cIi nhu( *M <= chi
l +ng n=i g 0 hiu *2t; 5h6t gi gOi l <Jng chZ$ *o Bdnh sgcE;
TH& c3 t th,ng thZy <iu gM t sy &A hy 02 & 1nh nhiu nhZt; 92 s chLt &gt 02
& 1nh 0]i chLt &gt nAn din gi1i &Oi sP l chuyn chLt > 92 s hnh hWng thM sy
&A 5h6t $h$ nAn n=i gM c|ng thZy 5h6t $h$;
5h6t $h$ trong cc con sc ] <Hy rZt rU( nh *2 s hnh hWng n=i
1 - 5h6t (Duddh)
/ - 5h6t * 5h$ (Duddh nd Fhr&( $h6t * gio $h$ c3 5h6t)
j - 5h6t( 5h$( T%ng T& 01o (Duddh( Fhr&( Sngh Three xedels); BT%ngE ]
<Hy !h+ng c= ngh{ l s( & l sngh( ngy tr@c c= ngh{ l t%ng <on c3 cc s *
ni( ngy ny l ton th cc 5h6t ta( cc ng,i tu hOc 5h6t;
1 - 5hHt( 5h$( T%ng l &Lt; hHu ny c= th hiu nhiu cch hWi !hc nhu tiy cZ$ <L;
7^c thZ$( 5h6t 5h$ T%ng( tuy 0 nhng l &Lt con <,ng tu t6$ <-n gic ngL; &^c
co( 5h6t 5h$ T%ng l 7Lt( l Nic NgL( l Ni-t Dn( l 5h6t( l nh+ng;
Tra,in$ -ia&o$ue +or ?o,$in$
5ro*ided he &!es nd dins n rgu&ent 0out Duddhis& dith those dho li*e there( ny
dndering &on! cn re&in in Zen te&$le; he is deeted( he hs to &o*e on;
n te&$le in the northern $rt o x$n tdo 0rother &on!s dere ddelling together; The
elder one ds lerned( 0ut the younger one ds stu$id nd hd 0ut one eye;
K dndering &on! c&e nd s!ed or lodging( $ro$erly chllenging the& to de0te
0out the su0li&e teching; The elder 0rother( tired tht dy ro& &uch studying( told the
younger one to t!e his $lce; BNo nd request the dilogue in silence(E he cutioned;
So the young &on! nd the strnger dent to the shrine nd st dodn;
Shortly terdrds the tr*eler rose nd dent in to the elder 0rother nd sid Bour
young 0rother is donderul ellod; qe deeted &e;E
B>elte the dilogue to &e(E sid the elder one;
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Bell(E eb$lined the tr*eler( Birst held u$ one inger( re$resenting Duddh( the
enlightened one; So he held u$ tdo ingers( signiying Duddh nd his teching; held u$
three ingers( re$resenting Duddh( his teching( nd his olloders( li*ing the hr&onious
lie; Then he shoo! his clenched ist in &y ce( indicting tht ll three co&e ro& one
reliztion; Thus he don nd so h*e no right to re&in here;E ith this( the tr*eler
let;
Bhere is tht ellodzE s!ed the younger one( running in to his elder 0rother;
B understnd you don the de0te;E
Bon nothing; & going to 0et hi& u$;E
BTell &e the su08ect o the de0te(E s!ed the elder one;
Bhy( the &inute he sd &e he held u$ one inger( insulting &e 0y insinuting tht
h*e only one eye; Since he ds strnger thought dould 0e $olite to hi&( so held
u$ tdo ingers( congrtulting hi& tht he hs tdo eyes; Then the i&$olite dretch held u$
three ingers( suggesting tht 0etdeen us de only h*e three eyes; So got &d nd
strted to $unch hi&( 0ut he rn out nd tht ended it~E
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Gi`n$ nBi cJa hRnh phac
Su !hi thin s Dn!ei qu <,i( &Lt ng,i &i scng g[n chi c3 thin s n=i *@i &Lt
ng,i 0?n BD]i *M t+i &i( t+i !h+ng th qun st sgc &Yt ng,i t( nAn t+i $h1i bt t
cch c3 hO qu giOng n=i; Th,ng thM !hi t+i nghe &Lt ng,i ch:c &Jng ng,i !hc *
chuyn *ui hy thnh c+ng no <=( t+i c|ng nghe &Lt H& 0T &6t c3 gnh t2; nhi chi
0u)n *@i ng,i !hc * &Zt &t c3 hO( t+i c|ng nghe thTch th: * thf &In( c^ nh l
ng,i chi 0u)n th6t sP *ui *M c= ci gM <= < l?i cho hO h]ng trong th- gi@i riAng c3
hO;
BTuy nhiAn( theo !inh nghi& c3 t+i thM giOng n=i c3 Dn!ei lu+n lu+n thnh th6t; nhi
thin s 0y tf h?nh $h:c( t+i chQng nghe gM !hc ngoi h?nh $h:c( * !hi thin s 0y tf
0u)n r[u( t+i chQng nghe gM !hc ngoi 0u)n r[u;E
Bnh*
Dn!ei yt!u (eit!u)( Dn nhuA 9{nh Trc ()( 1m// 1m'j( c|ng <#c gOi
l Dn nhuA uucc s (zh; ( 8; 0n!ei !o!ushi)( l &Lt Thin s Nh6t D1n(
thuLc t+ng tH& T-( h $hi Fiu TH& tP (( 8; &yshin8i); S l &Lt trong nhVng
Thin s dnh ti-ng nhZt trong l2ch sa 5h6t gio Nh6t D1n *@i t cch l ng,i <I $h"
0i-n thin hOc <-n l@$ qu[n ch:ng;
hh:ng t <I c= 0i 9Hng t,i * Dn!ei tr@c <Hy;
po
ngh{ c3 truyn ny rZt rU; nh+ng $h1i chS l ng,i &i( nhng ng,i sng &gt( di
ti !h+ng thTnh nh *6y( c|ng c1& nh6n <#c suy t c3 &Lt ng,i !hi hO n=i chuyn
*@i &Mnh; hho nAn quy lu6t sc &Lt c3 truyn th+ng hiu qu1 l Thnh th1tW
N-u !hen thM !hen thnh th6t( <Jng !hen dci; N-u &Lt ng,i 0?n cho be& &Lt 0i *%n
rci ren <Oc !h+ng hiu gM( nhng Tt r c|ng l cc ggng l@n c3 0?n( thM <Jng !hen BDi
ny hy qu;E N=i th- l Bn=i lo t6n r%ngE (lying to the teeth); Thy *M *6y thM !hen th6t
tMnh( Bhh2 06n th- & cc ggng 0f c+ng s^c *i-t 0i ny th6t l qus;E qoYc l thA& n-u
c[n( Bv& c[n <Oc l?i *i l[n nV < hiu h-t s 0i *i-t;E
nhen dci( ng,i 02 h?i <[u tiAn l &Mnh; N= l& &Mnh coi th,ng chTnh nhHn cch c3
&Mnh; Su <= l h?i 0?n( *M n= cho 0?n %n 0nh *;
Ngy ny ch:ng t c[n < s <-n l,i &Mnh *i-t trAn e&il * nternet; >Zt nhiu !hi <Oc
&Lt cHu !hen trAn nternet din <n t thZy rU rng l cHu !hen <= !h+ng thnh th6t; n
thu6t *i-t l &Lt chuyn( nhng l chuyn nhf; hhuyn l@n hWn l tH& t !hi *i-t;
h= l *Zn < t thZy th,ng buyAn nhZt * trn ng6$ nhZt trong &ì c nhHn ch:ng t(
trong gi <Mnh( trong nh n@c( trong qucc gi\ l thi-u thnh th6t;
t,i n=i l 0?c( i& lYng l *ng( l,i n=i thnh th6t l !i& cWng bnh;
Scng th- no < l,i n=i r ngoi * suy t 0An trong ci &Mnh l &Lt<= l thin;
F{ nhiAn l n-u tH& t <ng c= suy t tci t%&( thM !h+ng th gi1 *, sng s3 0An ngoi <
Btrong ngoi l &LtE <#c; hho nAn( cct y-u l tH& $h1i trong sng nh giOt th3y tinh;
nh+ng $h1i chS c= ng,i &i &@i nghe <#c sP thnh th6t hy gi1 dci trong giOng n=i
c3 ng,i !hc; Ki trong ch:ng t c|ng c= !h1 n%ng ny( chS co thZ$ !hc nhu & th+i;
Th,ng thM ch:ng t c= th 0i-t <#c &Lt ng,i n=i th6t lng !h+ng( hy chS n=i cho c=
l( hy l n=i dci; hho nAn ng,i h,i h#t hy dci tr trong <ci tho?i rZt Tt !hi giZu <#c
i;
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The 0oice of Kappine33
Kter Dn!ei hd $ssed dy( 0lind &n dho li*ed ner the &sters te&$le told
riend BSince & 0lind( cnnot dtch $ersons ce( so &ust 8udge his chrcter 0y
the sound o his *oice; rdinrily dhen her so&eone congrtulte nother u$on his
h$$iness or success( lso her secret tone o en*y; hen condolence is eb$ressed or
the &isortune o nother( her $lesure nd stisction( s i the one condoling ds
relly gld there ds so&ething let to gin in his odn dorld;
Bn ll &y eb$erience( hode*er( Dn!eis *oice ds ldys sincere; hene*er he
eb$ressed h$$iness( herd nothing 0ut h$$iness( nd dhene*er he eb$ressed sorrod(
sorrod ds ll herd;E
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.F !ho tn$ cJa (Rn
Fi8u <-n th%& thin s Dso ] Trung uucc; Dso hfi BKnh tM& gMzE
BNic ngL(E Fi8u tr1 l,i;
BKnh c= !ho tng riAng c3 nh; T?i so tM& 0An ngoizE Dso hfi;
Fi8u thgc &gc Bnho tng c3 t+i ] <HuzE
Dso tr1 l,i hi nh <ng tM& l !ho tng c3 nh;E
Fi8u &Jng r~ n tJ <= Fi8u lu+n lu+n n=i *@i 0?n 0 B7] !ho tng c3 nh * ding
n=;E
Bnh*
Dso ditsu (7I T" R?o NhZt( ( o0'opp)( l &Lt Thin s Trung uucc <,i
nh R,ng( * l &+n < * ng,i <gc $h$ duy nhZt c3 Thin s N& Nh?c qoi
Nh#ng; S c= rZt nhiu &+n < <gc <?o nh Dch Tr#ng qoi q1i( N& Tuyn 5h"
Nguyn( R?i 7i 5h$ Th,ng( R?i hhHu qu q1i\
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7I T" R?o NhZt th,ng <#c be& nh ng,i c= 1nh h]ng &^c th^ j trAn Thin t+ng(
su T" s D) R R?t 7 * lGc t" qu N%ng;
D1n ti-ng Knh ny n=i BFi8u ds delightedE( t^c l &Jng r h@n h]( !hi nghe 7I T"
R?o NhZt tr1 l,i; 9i 01n !hc ding tJ BenlightenedE( t^c l Bgic ngL;E
Nic ngL( Ni-t Dn( 5h6t\ ] trong t; nh+ng nQ& ] ngoi t <Hu & tM&;
Tr[n NhHn T+ng( t^c Tr:c tH& R[u R( th3y t" c3 Thin $hi Tr:c tH&( n=i trong 0i
h tr[n l?c <?o
G./ trung hû b)o hQu tm mch
. c'nh v# tm mFc vVn th.En
(Trong nh ca c2/ (Bng tm n^/
Whn c'nh v# tm h_. ch. th.En)
TH& t *cn l tH& 5h6t( chS 02 *+ &inh che !huZt;
9+ &inh l chZ$ tr@c0& *o ci ny( 0& *o ci !i;
D& *o th&( sHn( si;
D& *o ci t+i (ngI);
D& *o thnh !i-nci ny t)i( ng,i !i tct;
D& *o <?o$h1i l th- ny &@i l <?o( th- !i !h+ng l <?o;
D& *o $h$ tutu th- ny &@i <:ng( th- !i l si;
D& *o 5h6tng,i ny l 5h6t( <i theo ngi thM s gic ngL;
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D& *o\ D& *o\
D& *o c1 qun ni& B<Jng 0&E (chZ$ ngy c1 *+ chZ$);
BNhMn c1nh *+ tH&EnhMn & thM thZy &( <Jng din gi1i l Bchi ly <[y n@c &gtE(
*;*\;thM <= l Thin( l ngL; Nh Tnzn *+ tH& &ng !iu nV qu *|ng 0in;
BNhMn c1nh *+ tH&E l !h+ng cn 02 chZ$ tr@c no che !huZt tH& t; t:c <= tH& s sng
lng tr] l?i nh th,i ngyAn th3y( t^c l tH& tr] l?i B01n li din &GcE (&Yt &|i nguyAn
sW) c3 n=; R= l gic ngL( l Ni-t Dn;
nho tng ] trong t; q?nh $h:c( n l?c( n 0Mnh\ our 8bn Trea3ure Kou3e
Fi8u *isited the &ster Dso in hhin; Dso s!ed Bht do you see!zE
Bvnlighten&ent(E re$lied Fi8u;
Bou h*e your odn tresure house; hy do you serch outsidezE Dso s!ed;
Fi8u inquired Bhere is &y tresure housezE
Dso nsdered Bht you re s!ing is your tresure house;E
Fi8u ds delighted~ v*er ter he urged his riends B$en your odn tresure house nd
use those tresures;E
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Ah=n$ nc; !h=n$ trIn$
nhi ni c+ hhiyono hOc Thin *@i th[y Du!!o c3 chi vng!u( c+ !h+ng gYt <#c thnh
qu1 gM tJ thin <2nh trong &Lt th,i gin di;
huci cing( trong &Lt <A& tr%ng( ni c+ <ng bch n@c trong &Lt ci gu c| 0Oc tre; Tre
02 gIy * <y gu r@t r( * ngy l:c <= tH& trT c3 hhiyono <#c gi1i $h=ng;
R !. ni&( ni c+ l& &Lt 0i thW
eSng c)ch ny c)ch "./ t#. c g.^ c). gu cf
TB l-c th/nh tr; (R y*u v gn gRy
`ho (*n "h. ()y gu rX. r/
Ih#ng cgn nQ1c trong guJ
Ih#ng cgn tr6ng trong nQ1cJ
Bnh*
hhi vng!u () l &Lt chi thin t+ng tH& T- * &Lt trong nhVng chi thin
t+ng qun trOng nhZt ] Nh6t; hhi do &Lt *2 s Trung qucc bHy d@i th,i t t@ng Nh6t
q8 To!i&une su !hi +ng <Xy lui <#c quHn bH& l%ng 7+ng h" tJ 1/ok <-n 1/p1;
q8 To!i&une c|ng l &Lt *2 th[y * Thin( *M *6y chi vng!u rZt n"i ti-ng * Thin;
BTH& trT c3 hhiyono <#c gi1i $h=ng;E RHy l <iu & cc sch *] c3 t gOi l Bhct
nhiAn <?i ngLE; hhV Bgi1i $h=ngE h& s tH& trT c3 hhiyono <I 02 ti t:ng tr@c <Hy;
Ti t:ng *M ci gMz
'j
hhiyono *i-t( BDng cch ny cch !i t+i cc giV ci gu c|E; R= c|ng l &Lt cch <
n=i BT+i c^ giV &Lt n n-$ c|;E RHy rZt rU l cch suy ngh{ c|( c= n@c trong gu * c=
tr%ng trong n@c; RHy chTnh l ti t:ng;
Tr%ng l 1o 1nh;
Nu * n@c l ci giV tr%ng( ci giV 1o 1nh; Nu l cch suy t( n@c l 0iu hin ci s,
&= <#c; Nu * n@c cch suy t dP *o nhVng gM &gt thZy ti nghe( dP *o nhVng gM
s, &= <#c & suy lu6n; hho nAn tH& trT 02 lXn quXn trong gi@i h?n c3 ng+n ngV * ls
lu6n( 02 c[& ti !h+ng thot r <#c;
9T dG Suy t Bhon g c= tr@c hy tr^ng g c= tr@czE Suy t ny s giV t trong *ng
lXn quXn !h+ng 0o gi, r( *M n= 02 gi@i h?n 0]i ng+n ngV * lu6n ls c3 con ng,i;
7Lt *T dG th,ng ngy hWn BN-u t l& thin( t s <#c $h@c( nh *6y s gi t%ng cW
hLi thnh c+ng trAn <,ng <,i( * <#c h?nh $h:c; 96y thM( tu hOc l& *ic thin l
<,ng < <-n h?nh $h:c;E RHy l &Lt chuì ls lu6n rZt h#$ ls theo ls lu6n hng ngy(
* chQng c= gM <ng trch c1;
Nhng n-u t <I nh6n r chTnh thHn t l $hi du( *+ th,ng( thM tZt c1 chS l 1o 1nhcc
*ic thin( tu hOc( h?nh $h:c<u chS l $hi du( h 1o;
hho nAn &Oi $hWng th^c suy lu6n <u l ci gu n@c( giV 1o 1nh l tr%ng;
96y thM ci gM !h+ng l 1o 1nhz hi gM l chHn ls *{nh cauz
hhHn ls <= l ci nn th,ng hng 0Zt 0i-n (th,ng trPc !h+ng thy <"i) c3 &Oi thy
<"i; N-u &Oi ngOn s=ng <u hin r)i &Zt( <u thy <"i liAn tGc( thM $h1i c= ci gM l& nn
cho tZt c1 &Oi ngOn s=ng <=; hi nn <= l <?i dWng n@c; tOn s=ng no c|ng $hi du(
hin r)i &Zt ngy( nhng <?i dWng n@c thM lu+n c= <=;
'k
hi nn th,ng hng 0Zt 0i-n c3 &Oi thy <"i <=( t gOi l Tuyt Rci; T !h+ng th
din t1 <#c tuyt <ci( !h+ng th t]ng t#ng <#c 0ng s ni&( *M &Oi tJ ngV( &Oi s
ni&di( nggn( trgng( bnh( l@n( nhf\<u l tWng <ci( <u l thy <"i;
hi nn th,ng hng 0Zt 0i-n <=( t gOi l nh+ng( l Nh ti( l 5h6t; R= l 01n tnh
th6t c3 *| trG( * l 01n tnh th6t c3 chTnh t( *M t c|ng tJ <= & r r)i l?i tr] * <=(
nh s=ng tJ n@c & r r)i l?i tn h *o n@c;
R ng& 0gt <#c Tuyt Rci (nh+ng( Nh ti)( t $h1i *#t 0f hQn cc !hi ni& *
suy ngh{( *#t r !hfi th- gi@i tWng <ci c3 &gt thZy ti nghe * c3 suy lu6n trong trT
=c( < lAn t[ng Tuyt Rci; h1& nh6n trPc ti-$ <#c hin din c3 Tuyt Rci 0An trong(
* buyAn qu( nhVng <iu tWng <ci t thZyg[n nh l nhMn &Lt ng,i $hG nV tr@c
&Yt * c1& nh6n <#c tMnh yAu 0Zt dit c3 nng c= cho 0?n; h1& nh6n ny *#t lAn
trAn ls lu6n * s ni&;
Nu *( h-t n@c( h-t tr%ng( t^c l ngng suy ngh{ !iu 0Mnh th,ng( !h+ng l thuLc *o
nhVng <iu &gt thZy ti nghe & suy lu6n( l nh1y *Ot lAn <-n t[ng c1& nh6n Tuyt Rci
<=; hho nAn t n=i l Bgi1i $h=ng tH& trTE hy Bhct nhiAn <?i ngLE;
Ng,i t ding chV BngLE( BenlightenedE( Bgi1i $h=ngE( & !h+ng n=i BhiuE( hy B<Lt
nhiAn hiu rE( *M ci 0i-t ny sHu thQ& hWn ci hiu c3 suy lu6n 0Mnh th,ng; R= tWng
tP nh l ci 0i-t ci &Lt ng,i ngh s{ *J ng& <#c &Lt dng nh?c hin *o <[u *
!h+ng gi1i thTch <#c t?i so c= dng nh?c &@i l? th6t hy hin r trong <[u nh th-;
e& thA& * Bhct nhiAn <?i ngLE trong 0i D Ngy NV;
No Gater; No .oon
hen the nun hhiyono studied Zen under Du!!o o vng!u she ds un0le to ttin the
ruits o &edittion or long ti&e;
Kt lst one &oonlit night she ds crrying dter in n old $il 0ound dith 0&0oo; The
0&0oo 0ro!e nd the 0otto& ell out o the $il( nd t tht &o&ent hhiyono ds set
ree~
n co&&e&ortion( she drote $oe&
:n th.> ?/y /nd th/t : tr.;d to >/v; th; old </.l
S.nc; th; b/mboo >tr.< ?/> ?;/";n.ng /nd /bout to br;/"
hnt.l /t l/>t th; bottom =;ll out
Wo mor; ?/t;r .n th; </.lJ
Wo mor; moon .n th; ?/t;rJ
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-anh thi9p
neichu( *2 thin s l@n th,i 7inh Tr2 ThiAn qong( l s trG trM chi Tou!u( &Lt <?i tP ,
nyot; Ngy nO( thcng <cc nyoto <-n th%& thin s l[n <[u tiAn;
Ng,i tr# ls thcng <cc trMnh dnh thi-$ c3 thcng <cc( c= ghi Bnitg!i( Thcng Rcc
nyoto;
BT+i !h+ng c= chuyn gM < n=i *@i &Lt nh chng nh *6y(E neichu n=i *@i ng,i tr#
ls; BD1o +ng t <M * <i;E Ng,i tr# ls &ng tZ& dnh thi-$ tr] l?i *@i l,i bin lì; BR= l
lì c3 t+i(E thcng <cc *i-t( *@i dng 0:t chM b= cG& tJ Thcng Rcc nyoto; Bqfi th[y
nh l[n nV;E
Br( ntg!i h1zE thin s reo lAn !hi thZy tZ& dnh thi-$; BTh[y &ucn gY$ nh Zy;E
Bnh*
neichu Dundo (1p/k1'0l) l thin s tH& T-( h? nhHn c3 thin s B96y E q!uin;
>U l <?i s &ucn d?y cho thcng <cc (Bnh chng nh *6yE) &Lt 0i hOc * !hiA& tcn;
Nhng t?i so $h1i d?y thM t !h+ng 0i-t trong 0i ny; h= th l c= nhiu <iu <I b1y r
th,i <= l& cho thin s $h1i gi1ng d?y nh th-;
Di ny c|ng cho thZy !h+ng th lZy 0Gng tiu nhHn & <o lng quHn ta; nh+ng th
thZy *ic <?i s ba *@i thcng <cc nh th- & !-t lu6n l <?i s !iAu c%ng; hi nhMn 0An
ngoi c= th <#c ls gi1i 0ng <3 &Oi cch tH& t &ucn; N-u t c= tH& thnh thot( t s
thZy &Oi <iu thnh thot;
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Riu qun trOng l( n-u t l thcng <cc( t <#c <?i s cho &Lt cW hLi 0ng *ng <
hOc cung cch !hiA& tcn( t c= !hiA& cung < nh6n 0i hOc !h+ngz
<,i gY$ chuyn lo?i ny c|ng th,ng; 5h1n ^ng c3 ch:ng t th- no !hi t n& trong
tr,ng h#$ g[n nh tr,ng h#$ c3 Thcng Rcc nyotoz
Nhiu ng,i <Oc 0i ny c= th ngh{ rng tc $hong !h+ng s# quyn hnh c3 nichu l
<i& chTnh; Nhng <= !h+ng l <i& chTnh; Th[y d?y hOc thM c= <3 cch d?y( tJ d2u dng
<-n dV dLi( chQng c= gM <ng ng?c nhiAn h-t;
Ri& chTnh l $h1n ^ng !hiA& tcn( yAu hOc hfi( c3 Thcng Rcc nitg!i;
nhi no thM t &ng ch^c *G r < c baz nhi no t c ba *@i nhu chS 0ng ci tAn
0c &_ <I cho tz
Ca&&in$ Car,
neichu( the gret Zen techer o the 7ei8i er( ds the hed o Tou!u( cthedrl in
nyoto; ne dy the go*ernor o nyoto clled u$on hi& or the irst ti&e;
qis ttendnt $resented the crd o the go*ernor( dhich red nitg!i( No*ernor o
nyoto;
B h*e no 0usiness dith such ellod(E sid neichu to his ttendnt; BTell hi& to get out
o here;EThe ttendnt crried the crd 0c! dith $ologies; BTht ds &y error(E sid
the go*ernor( nd dith $encil he scrtched out the dords No*ernor o nyoto; BKs! your
techer gin;E
Bh( is tht nitg!izE ebcli&ed the techer dhen he sd the crd; B dnt to see tht
ellod;E
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.ì thc u nh_t
nhi thin s Dnzn <ng <i ngng &Lt !hu ch#( thin s nghe &Lt &Xu <ci tho?i giV
nh hng th2t * !hch hng;
Bhho t+i &i-ng th2t ngon nhZt nh c=(E ng,i !hch hng n=i;
BTrong ti& t+i &Oi th^ <u nhZt(E nh hng th2t tr1 l,i; Bhh2 chQng tM& ] <Hy <#c
&i-ng th2t no & !h+ng nhZt;E
Nghe nhVng l,i ny( Dnzn t^c thM gic ngL;
Bnh*
B7Oi th^ <u nhZtE t^c l tH& !h+ng cn $hHn 0it; TZt c1 ch:ng sinh <u nh nhu
<u l 5h6t <ng thnh; 5h1i c= tH& 5h6t &@i BthZyE * BscngE <#c <iu ny;
hho nAn( 5h6t d?y tJ tH&; TJ tH& *@i tZt c1 &Oi ng,ithHn sW( tct bZu;
ninh TJ TH& *i-t
A
TVm lgng nhn ). b/o l/
ThUt l thun "h.*tA thUt l c/o thm
HQ1ng vE tt c chng sinhA
i
ThQXng ngQ0. quen lj tVt nh.nA
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`fng thQXng nh^ng "k cha quen b/o g.0
la/ (. ng6n c)ch thn >XA
i
2 lgng (T lQmngA (2 lgng thQXng yu
D1. ngi mu hi (2 (.EuA
eVt nhn )c c'm gy b/o hUn th
i
D1. ngi on ght b/o (0.A
Wgunn thQXng yu Vy lm vX. t h.Em
nh+ng nhVng l yAu thWng tZt c1 &Oi ng,i( & l tZt c1 &Oi loi( tZt c1 &Oi sinh linh;
(9 yAu tZt c1 &Oi ng,i !h+ng c= ngh{ l tin tZt c1 &Oi ng,i; Trong <,i scng hng
ngy( <+i !hi t $h1i thPc t- trong *ic tin ng,i * ding ng,i; Nhng yAu &Oi ng,i
thM <#c; h|ng nh 0c &_ c= th yAu tZt c1 cc <^ con nh nhu( nhng tin &ì <^( *
do <= hnh ba *@i &ì <^( c= th !hc nhu);
*o &^c co nhZt( Dt NhI TH& ninh n=i Bnhi D) tt uuntPt?i thPc hnh trT tu
Dt NhI thH& sHu( soi thZy tZt c1 l nh+ng( Ngi lin *#t &Oi !h" n?n;E TZt c1 l
nh+ng( t^c l !h+ng cn $hHn 0it ci gM hWn ci gM;
&Lt g=c nhMn !hc( thM !h+ng c= gM l rc c1; TZt c1 &Oi th^ trAn <,i <u c= th ding
<#c *o *ic no <=; TZt c1 &Oi ng,i trAn <,i <u c= th ding <#c *o *ic no <=;
Knh hng th2t Rci *@i 5h6t gi cZ& st sinh( thM c= l 0n th2t l nghi$ tLi nYng nhZt
nhM trAn <,i r)i; 96y & &Lt l,i n=i c3 nh hng th2t c|ng B06t c+ng tgc <nE cho &Lt
thin s gic ngL; 96y thM( l,i n=i c= th gi:$ t gic ngL c= th <-n tJ 0Zt ! i; T
!h+ng th c= thi <L ! th2( coi th,ng l,i n=i c3 i( *M hO dct( hy l ng,i bZu( l !y
thi( l !y tLi lì( l ng,i !hc <?o\ DZt ! l,i n=i <-n tJ <Hu( tJ i( <u c= th l& cho
t gic ngL( *o <:ng l:c;
TH& *+ $hHn 0it;
]@erythin$ i3 Be3t
hen Dnzn ds dl!ing through &r!et he o*erherd con*erstion 0etdeen
0utcher nd his custo&er;
BNi*e &e the 0est $iece o &et you h*e(E sid the custo&er;
Bv*erything in &y sho$ is the 0est(E re$lied the 0utcher; Bou cnnot ind here ny $iece
o &et tht is not the 0est;E
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Kt these dords Dnzn 0ec&e enlightened;
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Eh6n $i7 t_c n$`c
7Lt lInh ch: hfi T!un( &Lt thin s( l& th- no < ding th,i gin; tInh ch: c1&
thZy ngy c3 &Mnh qu di( ] trong !hch s1nh c1 ngy * ng)i c^ng nggc < nh6n l
*i-ng tJ nhVng ng,i !hc;
T!un *i-t t& chV qn * tro cho lInh ch:
Ih#ng h/. h#m n/y
bhn g.0 tVc ngdc
(H#m n/y "h#ng (*n h/. ln
]o. <h-t l mTt v.n ngdc v# cng puq)
Bnh*
96y thM cHu tr1 l,i l gMz
Th Sa dGng th,i gi, *o <iu gM & &Mnh c1& thZy <ng tcn &Lt *iAn ngOc qus cho
&ì $h:t;
7ì ng,i c= u tiAn !hc nhuhOc( chWi *@i con ci( <i d?o( l& *ic gM <=\ RJng
l& gM & &Mnh c1& thZy $hT th,i gi,;
huLc <,i qu nggn < lIng $hT th,i gin *o nhVng *ic & &Mnh !h+ng thZy <ng l&;
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T!un Sh (Tr?ch K& T+ng Dnh( )( 1loj1mkl( l &Lt *2 Thin s Nh6t
D1n( thuLc t+ng tH& T-( dng N& 5hc Thiu 7inh (8; n&$o 8&y); S !h+ng
nhVng l &Lt *2 Thin s lì l?c( tinh th+ng !inh <in & cn l &Lt ngh s{ tr^ dnh(
&Lt thi ho *@i nhVng tc $hX& cn <#c nhgc <-n ngy ny;
2nch Ti"e +oot Ge"
K lord s!ed T!un( Zen techer( to suggest hod he &ight $ss the ti&e; qe elt his
dys *ery long ttending his oice nd sitting stily to recei*e the ho&ge o others;
T!un drote eight hhinese chrcters nd g*e the& to the &n
Wot t?.c; th.> d/y
:nch t.m; =oot g;m
(Th.> d/y ?.ll not com; /g/.n
r/ch m.nut; .> ?orth / <r.c;l;>> g;m)
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Bn tay cJa .o!u3en
7o!usen qi!i scng trong &Lt ng+i chi ] tSnh T&0; 7Lt trong nhVng thin sinh c3
7o!usen $hn nn * tTnh h tin c3 *# nh t;
7o!usen <-n th%& 0 *# * < ng& ty r tr@c &Yt ch2;
BTh[y c= s gM *6yzE ch2 t hfi *@i ng?c nhiAn;
BNi1 sa ng& ty t+i c^ nh th- ny hoi; hh2 gOi n= l gMzE thin s hfi;
BT6t nguyn(E ch2 tr1 l,i;
>)i thin s &] thQng 0n ty tr@c &Yt ch2 * hfi BN-u n= c^ nh th- ny hoi; ThM
sozE
Bh|ng t6t nguyn(E ch2 n=i;
BN-u ch2 hiu <#c 0o nhiAu <=(E 7o!usen !-t th:c( Bch2 l &Lt ng,i *# tct;E >)i
thin s r *;
Su l[n *i-ng th%& c3 thin s( ch2 *# gi:$ nh ch)ng $hHn $ht c|ng nh dnh dG&;
Bnh*
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Di ny !h+ng hQn l chS n=i <-n cch ding tin( & n= cn $ dGng cho &Oi l{nh *Pc
!hc c3 <,i scng; Riu gM cPc <on c|ng l t6t nguyn; Riu gM c|ng c= chJng &Pc tP
nhiAn c3 n=( c^ *6y & scng;
hc thin s th,ng c= lci gio dGc rZt Zn t#ng( !h= quAn; Thy *M gi1ng gi1i lng
nhng c1 na ti-ng <)ng h)( chS &Lt ng& <Z& < ngy tr@c &Yt( r)i ti-$ theo l &Lt
0n ty; Di hOc !h+ng <-n 1 $h:t( nhng cPc &?nh;
Trong c1 0i gi1ng( chQng c= ch` no chA( chS c= !-t th:c 0ng cHu Bch2 l &Lt ng,i *#
tctE( nhng 0gt <[u 0ng chV Bn-uE (BN-u ch2 hiu <#c 0o nhiAu <=E);
Trn nh Honh dch v bnh
.o!u3enX3 Kan,
7o!usen qi!i ds li*ing in te&$le in the $ro*ince o T&0; ne o his dherents
co&$lined o the stinginess o his die;
7o!usen *isited the dherents die nd shoded her his clenched ist 0eore her ce;
Bht do you &en 0y thtzE s!ed the sur$rised do&n;
BSu$$ose &y ist dere ldys li!e tht; ht dould you cll itzE he s!ed;
BFeor&ed(E re$lied the do&n;
Then he o$ened his hnd lt in her ce nd s!ed BSu$$ose it dere ldys li!e tht;
ht thenzE
BKnother !ind o deor&ity(E sid the die;
B you understnd tht &uch(E inished 7o!usen( Byou re good die;E Then he let;
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Kter his *isit( this die hel$ed her hus0nd to distri0ute s dell s to s*e;
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.Ht nT c7i tron$ c[ "Ht 7i
7o!ugen <#c be& l !h+ng 0o gi, c,i( cho <-n ngy cuci cing tr@c !hi ch-t; nhi
gi, ch-t <I g[n !( thin s n=i *@i cc < ta Bhc con <I hOc *@i th[y hWn 10 n%&; qIy
cho th[y thZy cch cc con 0iu hin Thin; Ki trMnh 0y <#c <iu <= rU rng nhZt s l
ng,i !- *2 th[y * nh6n y 0t c3 th[y;E
7Oi ng,i nhMn !hu+n &Yt nghiA& trOng c3 7o!ugen( nhng !h+ng i tr1 l,i;
vncho( &Lt < ta <I theo th[y nhiu n%&( 0@c <-n 0An gi,ng; vncho <Xy chn thucc
<-n tr@c *i $hHn; RHy l cHu tr1 l,i c3 vncho cho cHu hfi c3 th[y;
nhu+n &Yt c3 th[y cng thA& nghiA& trOng; Bhon chS hiu *6y th+i sozE th[y hfi;
vncho *@i ty * <Xy chn thucc ng#c l?i ch` c|;
7Lt nG c,i <_$ n] trAn &Yt 7o!ugen; BThng nh=c ny(E th[y n=i *@i vncho; Bhon ]
*@i th[y &,i n%& * *n ch thZy c1 ng,i c3 th[y; tZy y 0t c3 th[y <i; N= l c3
con;E
Bnh*
Truyn y 0t l truyn o * 0t (!hZt thPc) l?i cho ng,i thJ !-;
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hhS &Lt ca chS <Xy chn thucc gi1n d2; >Zt !h= cho ng,i ngoi cuLc 0i-t <#c s c3
hi ng,i; T chS c= th <on & !h+ng th chgc;
RXy chn thucc <-n tr@c( c= th c= hi s ngh{ hWi !hc nhu
1; BRHy l cHu tr1 l,i c3 con; Th[y ucng thucc <i;E
/; Nhng c= th l vncho chQng tr1 l,i gM c1( chQng h qun tH& <-n cHu hfi c3 th[y( &
chS <Xy thucc cho th[y *M th[y <ng 0nh BTh[y ucng thucc <i;E
Sc (1) c= ngh{ l BC6u tr[ &7i cJa con & d3'n$ F 6y; &ac nyWX Th[y <ng 02nh thM
ucng thucc;E
Sc (/) c= ngh{ l vncho !h+ng tr1 l,i gM c1( !h+ng h qun tH& <-n cHu hfi &Lt tT no;
]ncho thec 3e an$ 3'n$ F 6y &ac ny( * <ng thPc sP 01o th[y ucng thucc <i;
9 th[y hfi Bhon chS hiSu *6y th+i sozE
N-u vncho <I c= s trMnh 0y fci hiSug trong tr1 l,i Sc (1)( thM c= l l vncho <I g6t <[u
BF? <:ng r)i th[y;E
Nhng vncho <I chQng tr1 l,i gM c1( <I chQng c= Bs hiuE gM trong <[u c1; vncho chS <Xy
thucc cho th[y ucng( * th[y !h+ng ucng( cho nAn vncho chS &ng chn thucc < l?i ch`
c|;
T^c l
1; vncho c= &Lt tH& hon ton r`ng lYng( !h+ng h 06n tH& <-n chuyn <?t Thin( hy
chuyn thJ !-;
/; vncho chS scng B <Hy( l:c ny;E Th[y <ng 0nh thM < thucc cho th[y ucng; Th[y
!h+ng ucng thM lZy l?i; 96y th+i;
9 <= l Thin;
A 4"i&e in Ki3 ?ifeti"e
7o!ugen ds ne*er !nodn to s&ile until his lst dy on erth; hen his ti&e c&e to
$ss dy he sid to his ithul ones Bou h*e studied under &e or &ore thn ten
yers; Shod &e your rel inter$rettion o Zen; hoe*er eb$resses this &ost clerly shll
0y &y successor nd recei*e &y ro0e nd 0odl;E
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v*eryone dtched 7o!ugens se*ere ce( 0ut no one nsdered;
vncho( disci$le dho hd 0een dith his techer or long ti&e( &o*ed ner the 0edside;
qe $ushed ordrd the &edicine cu$ ed inches; This ds his nsder to the co&&nd;
The techers ce 0ec&e e*en &ore se*ere; Bs tht ll you understndzE he s!ed;
vncho reched out nd &o*ed the cu$ 0c! gin;
K 0eutiul s&ile 0ro!e o*er the etures o 7o!ugen; Bou rscl(E he told vncho; Bou
dor!ed dith &e ten yers nd h*e not yet seen &y dhole 0ody; T!e the ro0e nd 0odl;
They 0elong to you;E
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Thin tCn$ phat
Thin sinh hOc *@i th[y tci thiu l hi n%& tr@c !hi <#c cho d?y ng,i !hc; Tenno
*J bong chWng trMnh t6$ sP * &@i thnh th[y d?y; Tenno <-n th%& Nnin; Tr,i &
nAn Tenno &ng gucc g` * di; Su !hi cho hfi( Nnin n=i Bhhgc th[y < gucc * di
] trong c%n $hng <ng tr@c; T+i &ucn 0i-t th[y < di ] $hT 0An $h1i hy 0An tri <+i
gucc;E
Tenno( l:ng t:ng( !h+ng c= cHu tr1 l,i; hhng nhHn r l chng <I !h+ng th hnh thin
trong tJng $h:t; Tenno tr] thnh hOc tr c3 Nnin( * hOc thA& su n%& nV < <?t
<#c Thin tJng $h:t;
Bnh*
Thin s To RLng Fizui 7c5hill&y c3 vd&onton Duddhist 7edittion Nrou$ ]
vd&onton( Kl0ert( hnd( *i-t ngy k;k;/00m * BThin tJng $h:tE nh su
Thin !h+ng $h1i l <iu gi@i h?n trong *i l[n t ng)i thin <2nh &Lt ngy; T c= th
&ng tH& thin c3 t *o <,i scng hng ngy( *@i &Lt cch scng t gOi l Bt6$ trungE(
hy Bthin !hi l& *icE hy BThin tJng $h:tE; hc tr,ng $hi 5h6t gio c= nhiu cch
!hc nhu < thPc hnh; Su <Hy l cch c3 To RLng ch:ng t+i; hch ny cPc ! gi1n
d2 * chQng <i hfi gM ngoi quy-t tH& !iAn trM thPc t6$ n=; Thin ny c= th t=& tgt trong
l 0@c;
1; hhS l& &Lt l:c &Lt *ic;
/; hh: tH& hon ton *o *ic <ng l&;
j; N-u tH& trT c3 0?n lng thng qu *ic !hc( !o n= l?i;
k; ThPc t6$ 0@c sc j !ho1ng *i tr%& nghMn l[n;
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l; 9( !hi tH& trT c3 0?n c^ lng thng <-n &Lt *Zn < hoi hoi( ngJng &Lt tT * < s
<-n *Zn < BquZy $hE <= h= th l n= <ng cc ggng n=i <iu gM <= *@i 0?n;
]@eryh.inute ien
Zen students re dith their &sters t lest tdo yers 0eore they $resu&e to tech others;
Nnin ds *isited 0y Tenno( dho( h*ing $ssed his $$renticeshi$( hd 0eco&e
techer; The dy h$$ened to 0e riny( so Tenno dore dooden clogs nd crried n
u&0rell; Kter greeting hi& Nnin re&r!ed B su$$ose you let your dooden clogs in
the *esti0ule; dnt to !nod i your u&0rell is on the right or let side o the clogs;E
Tenno( conused( hd no instnt nsder; qe relized tht he ds un0le to crry his Zen
e*ery &inute; qe 0ec&e Nnins $u$il( nd he studied sib &ore yers to cco&$lish his
e*ery&inute Zen;
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.a hoa
Tu0)< l < ta c3 5h6t ThTch h; S c= th hiu <#c uy lPc c3 nh+ng( qun <i&
rng !h+ng c= gM hin hVu ngo?i trJ trong liAn h ch3 qun * !hch qun c3 n=;
Ngy nO Tu0)< <ng ng)i d@i gcc cHy( trong tr?ng thi cPc ! t{nh lYng( qo 0gt <[u
rWi qunh +ng;
Bhh:ng t+i c ng#i ngi * <& lu6n c3 ngi * nh+ng(E cc *2 5h?& thiAn thM th[n *@i
+ng;
BNhng t+i <Hu c= <& lu6n gM * nh+ng(E Tu0)< n=i;
BNgi <I chQng <& lu6n gM * nh+ng( ch:ng t+i <I chQng nghe gM * nh+ng(E cc 5h?&
thiAn tr1 l,i; BR= chTnh l nh+ng;E 9 ho rWi trAn Tu0)< nh &;
Bnh*
h1nh B&In thiAn ho *|E (& ho <[y tr,i) n[y th,ng b1y r trong !inh 5h6t( th+ng
th,ng l !hi 5h6t ThTch h hy &Lt *2 D) Tt no <= d?y &Lt B$h$E rZt l@n( rZt *i
diu;
5h?& thiAn( lZy tJ chV Drh&n trong wn gio( l *u c3 &Lt cUi tr,i;
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hhV e&$tiness trong 01n ti-ng Knh <#c d2ch ] <Hy *@i hi chV !hc nhu ] hi nWi
Bnh+ngE( * Bt{nh lYngE (!hi Tu0)< ng)i d@i gcc cHy);
Bnh+ngE l tZt c1 *| trG c3 t (c1 nLi tH& ln ngo?i t?i);
BT{nh lYngE l &Lt tr?ng thi nLi tH&;
TrFng th). nT. tm c2/ t/ (tnh lngA ;m<t.n;>>) cfng chsnh l vf trt c2/ t/ (Ih#ngA
;m<t.n;>>) RHy l &Lt &nh < tri-t ls c= th <#c ls gi1i 0ng nhVng ls lu6n * tJ ngV
tri-t ls $h^c t?$; Nhng ch:ng t c= th gi1n d2 h= *Zn < 0ng qun st rng Bnhi tH&
t cPc ! t{nh lYng thM t thZy th- gi@i qunh t cPc ! t{nh lYng;E
T^c l( Df trt t/ thVy l do tm t/ thVy nhQ vUy RHy l qun ni& ch3 qun * hin hVu
qin hVu qunh t chS c= th thZy <#c nh tH& t thZy;
T^c l( 9| trG & t thZy chS l ls gi1i c3 tH& t * *| trG t nhMn;
Ngh{ l( &ì ng,i ch:ng t BthZyE &Lt *| trG( * *| trG t thZy thM !hc *@i *| trG
ng,i !hc thZy;
9 n-u t+i !h+ng hin hVu (*T dG( t+i ch-t <i) thM *| trG t+i thZy c|ng ch-t theo t+i;
nh+ng c= t+i thM *| trG c3 t+i !h+ng hin hVu;
nh+ng c= nhVng ng,i !hc( thM nhVng *| trG c3 hO c|ng !h+ng hin hVu;
hho nAn t n=i !Df trt l do tm t/ >.nh r/$ N-u t ch-t( *| trG c3 t ch-t theo;
Nhng( di l ch:ng t chS c= <#c ci nhMn ch3 qun * hin hVu thM hin hVu *n $h1i
Bc=E <= &Lt cch !hch qun( trong &Lt d?ng no <=( di l !h+ng i ng& 0gt <#c !hch
qun tTnh c3 n=; (Ngy c1 n=i n= Bc=E <= &Lt cch !hch qun c|ng <I l si r)i( *M
Bc=E l hin hVu( & hin hVu no thM c|ng chS l ci nhMn ch3 qun &o &=( !h+ng 01o
<1&( c3 t+i);
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T gOi tTnh !hch qun c3 *| trG l nh+ng( *M !h+ng din t1 <#c cch no c1( ngoi
*ic ding t?& tAn Bnh+ngE n-u din t1 0ng ng+n tJ( thM ng+n tJ s 0i-n nh+ng thnh
Bls gi1i ch3 qun c3 hin hVuE &Zt r)i;
R= l s ngh{ c3 cHu Bnh+ng c= gM hin hVu ngo?i trJ trong liAn h ch3 qun * !hch
qun c3 n=;E
nh+ng c= gM hin hVu <ci *@i t+i ngo?i trJ trong liAn h ch3 qun giV n= *@i t+ici
nhMn ch3 qun c3 t+i * n=;
nh+ng c= gM hin hVu *@i t+i ngo?i trJ trong liAn h giV hMnh 1nh ch3 qun c3 n= trong
tH& trT t+i * &Lt suy lu6n ch3 qun c3 t+i l n= $h1i hin hVu !hch qun &Lt cch no
<= (< t+i c= th nhMn * thZy n= &Lt cch ch3 qun);
Ngoi nhVng ci nhMn ch3 qun (&o &=) * suy lu6n ch3 qun (&o &=) c3 t+i * ch3
qun * !hch qun( thM chQng th n=i gM chTnh bc * hin hVu c1;
DAn ngoi * 0An trAn nhVng ci nhMn * suy lu6n ny thM cing lg& chS c= &Lt BciE
chTnh bc nhng l?i !h+ng din t1 <#c<= l nh+ng( ci !hch qun tTnh c3 hin hVu
& *{nh *in t+i !h+ng th no &+ t1 hoYc ng& 0gt <#c;
9M !h+ng th &+ t1 * ng& 0gt Bnh+ngE <#c( nAn Tu0)< <I chQng n=i gM *
nh+ng( * ch thiAn <I chQng nghe gM * nh+ng( * nh thnh+ng l nh+ng;
tiAn h ch3 qun * !hch qun l cc tJ tri-t ls tHy $hWng; R+ng $hWng( ng,i t
th,ng n=i <-n BtnhE (!hch qun) * t@ng (ch3 qun)( hy BthE (!hch qun) *
BdGngE (ch3 qun);
RHy l *| trG qun c3 5h6t gio; 9 <)ng th,i c|ng l nhHn sinh qun( !hi Tu0+< ]
trong Bsu0ti&e e&$tinessE (Bci nh+ng *i diuE( & ch:ng t <I d2ch l BcPc ! t{nh
lYngE);
+&ober 4hober
Su0huti ds Duddhs disci$le; qe ds 0le to understnd the $otency o e&$tiness( the
*ied$oint tht nothing ebists ebce$t in its reltionshi$ o su08ecti*ity nd o08ecti*ity;
ne dy Su0huti( in &ood o su0li&e e&$tiness( ds sitting under tree; Cloders
0egn to ll 0out hi&;
Be re $rising you or your discourse on e&$tiness(E the gods dhis$ered to hi&;
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BDut h*e not s$o!en o e&$tiness(E sid Su0huti;
Bou h*e not s$o!en o e&$tiness( de h*e not herd e&$tiness(E res$onded the gods;
BThis is true e&$tiness;E Knd 0losso&s shodered u$on Su0huto s rin;
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jn hnh !inh 3ch
Tetsugen( &Lt ng,i sing &L Thin ] Nh6t( quy-t <2nh s Zn hnh !inh sch( *o th,i
!inh sch chS c= 0ng ti-ng qn; Sch $h1i in *@i nhVng !hci !hgc g`( 01y ngn 01n in
&Lt l[n( tcn rZt nhiu c+ng s^c;
Tetsugen 0gt <[u <i !hg$ nWi * quyAn g=$ tin 0?c; 9i ng,i 3ng hL cho *i tr%& <)ng
*ng( nhng th,ng thM Tetsugen chS nh6n <#c *i bu ly; rng c& Wn &ì ng,i 0c thT
*@i lng tri Hn nh nhu; Su &,i n%& Tetsugen )i +ng l?i 0gt <[u quyAn g=$ tin;
D1y n%& su &Lt tr6n d2ch ln !hg$ n@c; Tetsugen l?i ding tin quyAn g=$( < gi:$ &Oi
ng,i;
rng l?i quyAn g=$ tin l[n th^ 0( * su /0 n%& @c &W c3 +ng thnh hin thPc;
NhVng !hci g` !hgc in nhVng 01n !inh <[u tiAn ngy ny cn trng 0y trong tu *in
0!u ] nyoto;
Ng,i Nh6t d?y con ci hO l Tetsugen in 0 0L !inh( * hi 0L <[u *+ hMnh *#t trLi hWn
c1 0L cuci cing;
Bnh
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Tetsugen c& Wn ng,i cho tr%& <)ng *ng * ng,i cho *i bu ly B*@i lng tri Hn nh
nhu;E
n !inh sch !h+ng qun trOng 0ng cû ng,i;
Sch in s@& hy &uLn c|ng !h+ng ch-t ch=c i( ng,i <=i ng,i 0nh & !h+ng cû
ngy thM ch-t; Th,i tTnh Zn <2nh u tiAn l:c ny;
9ic gM c[n $h1i l& thM l&( <Jng nhg& &gt &i qung theo <:ng B!- ho?chE; Bn-
ho?ch <#c sinh r < <#c <iu chSnh;E (5ln is &de to 0e chnged);
jo n%& < hon thnh tH& nguyn in &Lt 0L !inh; Nhn;
Eu(&i3hin$ the 4utra3
Tetsugen( de*otee o Zen in x$n( decided to $u0lish the sutrs( dhich t tht ti&e
dere *il0le only in hhinese; The 0oo!s dere to 0e $rinted dith dood 0loc!s in n
edition o se*en thousnd co$ies( tre&endous undert!ing;
Tetsugen 0egn 0y tr*eling nd collecting dontions or this $ur$ose; K ed
sy&$thizers dould gi*e hi& hundred $ieces o gold( 0ut &ost o the ti&e he recei*ed
only s&ll coins; qe thn!ed ech donor dith equl grtitude; Kter ten yers Tetsugen
hd enough &oney to 0egin his ts!;
t h$$ened tht t tht ti&e the 8i >i*er o*erloded; C&ine olloded; Tetsugen too!
the unds he hd collected or the 0oo!s nd s$ent the& to s*e others ro& str*tion;
Then he 0egn gin his dor! o collecting;
Se*erl yers terdrds n e$ide&ic s$red o*er the country; Tetsugen gin g*e dy
dht he hd collected( to hel$ his $eo$le;
Cor third ti&e he strted his dor!( nd ter tdenty yers his dish ds ulilled; The
$rinting 0loc!s dhich $roduced the irst edition o sutrs cn 0e seen tody in the 0!u
&onstery in nyoto;
The x$nese tell their children tht Tetsugen &de three sets o sutrs( nd tht the irst
tdo in*isi0le sets sur$ss e*en the lst;
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4e n$hip cJa Gi3ho
Nisho <#c truyn gi@i ni c+ !hi c+ chS &@i 10 tu"i; h+ <#c huZn luyn c|ng nh cc s
n&; nhi c+ <#c 1m tu"i( c+ <i !hg$ nWi tM& hOc *@i &Oi thin s;
h+ hOc *@i nzn 0 n%&( su n%& *@i Nu!ei( nhng !h+ng ng& <#c trT tu sng suct;
huci cing c+ <-n *@i thin s nzn;
nzn chQng <ci ba *@i c+ !hc *@i cc thin sinh n& tT no; Thin s l &gng c+ nh
sZ& <Lng; rng tr=i 0uLc ni c+ <3 cch < <nh th^c 01n chZt 0An trong c3 ni c+;
Nisho hOc *@i thin s nzn &,i 0 n%&( r)i ni c+ tM& <#c ci c+ <ng tM&;
R c ng#i ni c+( nzn l& &Lt 0i thW
W. c# ny hdc mQ0. b/ n6m v1. t#.
`h.Eu t. c# pu)n ch.*u c#ng )n thm >u
S)ng r/ lF. v. (u vo c#ng )n "h)c
W. c# Ho/ T;t>um/ (R hXn tVt c'A trB G.>ho
D "u tB ]uv/"u chwng /. thUt nhQ G.>hoJ
WhQng vxn cgn nh.Eu cZ/ c# <h'. (. pu/
`# cgn <h'. chu nh.Eu (Vm tB bn t/y >Yt c2/ t#.
Su !hi Nisho <I gic ngL( ni c+ <-n tSnh Dnshu( l6$ thin *in * d?y hi tr%& ni c+
!hc cho <-n !hi c+ qu <,i *o thng p n%& nO;
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Bnh*
Nisho <i tu n%& 10 tu"i; qOc *@i nhiu th[y( ! c1 0 th[y l@n tJ n%& 1m tu"i( trong
*ng // n%&( ch2u <3 &Oi l &gng bS *1( < <#c gic ngL( *o n%& jp tu"i; T^c l
&ucn ng& <#c chHn ls nh 5h6t !h+ng $h1i l chuyn d( c[n cc c+ng !iAn trM nhiu
n%&;
(1) 7Lt $h[n ls do l *M trT tu 5h6t gi 0o h& ls lu6n thH& sHu( <-n &^c *#t c1 ls
lu6n;
(/) 7Lt $h[n l do ci BtH&E c3 hnh gi1 <I &Zt Bci t+iE <-n &^c no( nhng cing l:c
l?i *Vng tin *o chTnh &Mnh <-n &^c no; RHy l &Lt <iu nghe nh <ci ngh2ch( nhng
ng,i thPc hnh thM 0i-t l !h+ng; hi t+i c3 t cng &Zt <i( t l?i cng t%ng tP tin;
(j) 7Lt $h[n l do chTn &u)i nh, trPc nghi& cuLc <,i; (h= nhiu <iu &Mnh <Oc n%&
hOc tri-t 1p tu"i( <-n n%& k0 tu"i &@i 0gt <[u hiu hWi rU rU);
hc thin s l:c no c|ng nh_ nhng thong th1 *@i &Oi ng,i( trJ hOc tr c3 &Mnh;
Nhiu <?i s ba *@i hOc tr rZt dV dn;
ThPc r thM ngy ny c|ng th- th+i; cZ$ gio dGc thZ$ cho &Oi ng,i( cc *2 th[y l:c
no c|ng *uct *e !huy-n !hTch; Nhng ] &^c th#ng <Qng( &^c hOc < l& th[y thiAn
h?( thM <= l gio dGc elite( nh& <o t?o &Lt l@$ lInh <?o rZt nhf; Ng,i hOc tr ] &^c
ny thPc r c|ng <I l th[y( * $h1i <3 s^c ch2u <Png ! lu6t th$( < thnh Bth$ <I t+i
th- <ZyE( n-u !h+ng thM bMu bMu n n nh cOng 0:n( chQng lInh <?o i <#c c1;
Trong cc c+ng ty (hy nh n@c) c|ng th-; cZ$ co( chQng i *uct *e i c1( & &Oi
ng,i <i hfi nhu $h1i ch2u <#c ! lu6t th$ < <?t <#c $hX& chZt co nhZt;
9 ! lu6t th$ <= thPc r c|ng chS l < <i hfi t <nh &Zt ci t+i c3 &Mnh;
9 gic ngL c|ng c= nhiu cZ$; Nic ngL t[ng thZ$ thM *n cn nhiu gin !h" ti-$ tGc
trT tu thH& sHu hWn; tu+n lu+n $h1i hOc thA& h6u ti-n s{;
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Gi3hoX3 Gor!
Nisho ds ordined s nun dhen she ds ten yers old; She recei*ed trining 8ust s the
little 0oys did; hen she reched the ge o sibteen she tr*eled ro& one Zen &ster to
nother( studying dith the& ll;
She re&ined three yers dith nzn( sib yers dith Nu!ei( 0ut ds un0le to o0tined
cler *ision; Kt lst she dent to the &ster nzn;
nzn shoded her no distinction t ll on ccount o her seb; qe scolded her li!e
thunderstor&; qe cued her to d!en her inner nture;
Nisho re&ined dith nzn thirteen yers( nd then she ound tht dhich she ds
see!ing~
n her honor( nzn drote $oe&
Th.> nun >tud.;d th.rt;;n y;/r> und;r my gu.d/nc;
:n th; ;v;n.ng >h; con>.d;r;d th; d;;<;>t "o/n>A
:n th; morn.ng >h; ?/> ?r/<<;d .n oth;r "o/n>
Th; `h.n;>; nun T;t>um/ >ur</>>;d /ll b;=or; h;rA
Knd >.nc; ]uv/"u non; h/> b;;n >o g;nu.n; /> th.> G.>hoJ
P;t th;r; /r; m/ny mor; g/t;> =or h;r to </>> through
Sh; >hould r;c;.v; >t.ll mor; blo?> =rom my .ron =.>t
Kter Nisho ds enlightened she dent to the $ro*ince o Dnshu( strted her odn Zen
te&$le( nd tught tdo hundred other nuns until she $ssed dy one yer in the &onth
o Kugust;
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N$J n$y
Thin s Soyen Sh!u qu <,i n%& su &Wi &ct tu"i; t& trn sP nghi$ <,i &Mnh(
thin s < l?i &Lt gio huZn $hong $h: hWn hQn gio huZn c3 nhiu thin s !hc; qOc
tr c3 thin s th,ng ng3 ngy giV &i h( * di l thin s 0f qu *ic ny( thin s
*n !h+ng 0o gi, $hT $h?& &Lt giHy $h:t;
Wg2 trQ/ y WhUt
nhi thin s chS &@i 1/ tu"i( ng,i <I hOc tri-t ls thin ThiAn Thi; 9o &Lt ngy h(
tr,i n=ng 0^c <-n nì c6u 0 Soyen duì thQng chHn * ng3 trong !hi th[y &Mnh r ngoi;
D ti-ng <)ng h) tr+i qu( c6u 0 Soyen 0`ng nhiAn tSnh giZc( nghe th[y <ng 0@c *o(
nhng tr qu r)i; h6u <ng n& di r <=( chgn ngng ca;
BTh[y bin lì( th[y bin lì(E th[y c3 Soyen thM th[&( 0@c r=n rn qu ng,i Soyen( nh
th Soyen l &Lt ng,i !hch qus; n tJ <=( Soyen !h+ng 0o gi, ng3 tr nV;
Bnh*
Ng3 tr l th=i quen t?i cc b^ n=ng; Du"i tr( nhZt l tr h( tr,i oi 0^c <-n nì &Oi
ng,i &Oi *6t <u thZy &t &fi * c[n nghS; THy Dn Nh (S$in) * cc n@c c= 1nh
h]ng THy Dn Nh ] N& 7( giZc ng3 tr gOi l Bsiest;E
Theo 0i ny( ng3 tr <#c cc thin s be& nh l $hT $h?& th,i gin; Riu ny c= l
h#$ ls *@i cc thin s( nhng <ci *@i n+ng dHn $h1i l& *ic ngoi tr,i( thM ng3 tr c=
l l gi:$ n+ng dHn l& *ic tct hWn; (in <Oc thA& * o NguyAn Tgc hho NiZc Ng3
Tr);
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(ThPc r tP < 0i ny nAn l BNg3 trE thM <:ng hWn l BNg3 ngyE; Trong *%n h=
9it( ng3 tr thM <#c( ng3 ngy thM !h+ng; Tuy nhiAn( *M 01n chTnh ti-ng Knh *i-t l
Fyti&e( ch:ng t d2ch l BNg3 ngyE < t+n trOng 01n chTnh; N-u l ng3 tr thM ti-ng
Knh nAn l Bnoon n$E hy Bternoon n$E;)
Ri& chTnh c3 0i ny l Soyen !h+ng $hT $h?& th,i gin( hy 1nh h]ng c3 th[y
c3 c6u 0 Soyen trAn cch scng c3 c6u trong suct cuLc <,iz
h1 th[y c3 Soyen * Soyen <u t+n trOng giZc ng3 tr c3 ng,i !hc( *M c1 hi 0i-t
rng <= c|ng l chuyn tP nhiAn * th+ng th,ng; hho nAn( ng3 tr !h+ng <#c be& l
chuyn bZu( hy l,i 0i-ng( di l cc thin s c= th ngh{ rng !h+ng ng3 tr thM *n
hWn;
Ri& chTnh l( th[y Soyen bin lì c6u hOc tr 1/ tu"i l <I $h giZc ng3 c3 c6u; Th[y
bin lì hOc tr l chuyn h[u nh chQng 0o gi, b1y r ] $hWng <+ng( nWi & th[y tt ti
tr l chuyn th,ng ngy; <Hy( th[y bin lì hOc tr( & l?i l hOc tr nhf bTu( <ng
ng3 tr trong gi, hOc( t^c l l& chuyn chQng nAn l& (di <= chS l 01n n%ng tP nhiAn);
Thi <L cPc ! !hiA& tcn c3 th[y( * cPc ! t+n trOng hOc tr c3 th[y( gHy Zn t#ng
qu l@n trAn Soyen( <-n nì c6u !h+ng 0o gi, ng3 tr nV (< th[y !h+ng 0o gi, $h1i
bin lì c6u l[n nV);
9 Soyen c|ng rZt t+n trOng giZc ng3 c3 hOc tr su n[y nh th[y <I t+n trOng &Mnh;
;
4&eepin$ in the -ayti"e
The &ster Soyen Sh!u $ssed ro& this dorld dhen he ds sibtyone yers o ge;
Culilling his lies dor!( he let gret teching( r richer thn tht o &ost Zen &sters;
qis $u$ils used to slee$ in the dyti&e during &idsu&&er( nd dhile he o*erloo!ed this
he hi&sel ne*er dsted &inute;
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hen he ds 0ut tdel*e yers old he ds lredy studying Tendi $hiloso$hicl
s$ecultion; ne su&&er dy the ir hd 0een so sultry tht little Soyen stretched his legs
nd dent to slee$ dhile his techer ds dy;
Three hours $ssed dhen( suddenly d!ing( he herd his &ster enter( 0ut it ds too lte;
There he ly( s$rdled cross the doordy;
B 0eg your $rdon( 0eg your $rdon(E his techer dhis$ered( ste$$ing creully o*er
Soyens 0ody s i it dere tht o so&e distinguished guest; Kter this( Soyen ne*er sle$t
gin in the ternoon;
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Tron$ cki "Hn$
BTh[y c3 ch:ng t+i th,ng ng3 tr(E &Lt hOc tr c3 Soyen Sh!u ! l?i; BR& con nit
tGi t+i hfi t?i so th[y ng3 tr * th[y n=i Th[y *o cUi &Lng < gY$ cc 06c thnh
hin nh nh"ng Ta l&; nhi nh"ng Ta ng3( ngi &W <-n cc thnh nhHn b b * su
<= ! l?i cho hOc tr;
Ngy nO tr,i rZt n=ng cho nAn *i <^ ch:ng t+i ng3 tr; Th[y &gng tGi t+i; TGi con
<-n cUi &Lng < gY$ cc thnh nhHn b b nh nh"ng Ta l&( ch:ng t+i gi1i thTch;
96y cc thnh nhHn n=i gMz Th[y tr *Zn; 7Lt <^ trong 0On ch:ng t+i tr1 l,i TGi con
<-n cUi &Lng * gY$ cc thnh nhHn * hfi hO c= $h1i th[y c3 ch:ng con <-n <Hy &ì
tr( nhng hO n=i l hO chQng 0o gi, thZy i nh *6y c1;E
Bnh*
Soyen Sh!u l thin s <[u tiAn qu1ng 0 Thin t?i 7( & ch:ng t <I n=i <-n trong
0i uu1 Ti& T+i hhy Nh ta;
BhUi &LngE l BcUi ch3 qunE ] trong <[u &Mnh; 7Mnh n=i th- nodi l n=i th6t hy
n=i dcithM c|ng chS c= &Mnh 0i-t <iu &Mnh n=i &Oi ng,i !hc nghe thM nghe *6y(
nhng chQng cch no !i& ch^ng;
9 ng,i !hc *o cUi &Lng c3 hO( thM hO l?i chS thZy <iu hO thZy( chQng $h1i <iu t
thZy( * hO c= ! l?ith6t hy dcithM t c|ng chS 0i-t nghe ch^ chQng l& gM <#c;
Ngh{ l( trong cUi &Lng i &ucn n=i gM thM n=i( * chQng cch no ch:ng t hiu nhu(
gY$ nhu( <)ng s *@i nhu( thZy cing &Lt <iu nh nhu; 9 chQng <ci tho?i gM *@i nhu
<#c;
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R,i l cUi &Lng
WhVt th.*t hû v. <h)<
WhQ mTngA huyznA boA 'nh
WhQ lT d.+c nhQ (.+n
{ng t)c nhQ th pu)n
(I.nh I.m `/ng)
TVt c' nh^ng g ca
WhQ mTng 'o bdt 'nh
WhQ >Qong cfng nhQ (.+n
Ò nhQ vUy m >uy n.+m
(TH dch ngh/)
hho nAn( tZt c1 nhVng gM t thZy trong BcUi &Lng <,iE <u rZt ch3 qun( chS t thZy t
0i-t( chQng n=i *@i nhu <#c;
hho nAn( !h+ng th gi1i thTch cho nhu <#c( hucng h) BcIi nhu < cho r chHn ls;E
7ì ng,i $h1i tP tM& thZy chHn ls cho chTnh &Mnh; hhQng truyn chHn ls cho nhu <#c;
2n -rea"&an,
Bur school&ster used to t!e n$ e*ery ternoon(E relted disci$le o Soyen
Sh!u; Be children s!ed hi& dhy he did it nd he told us go to dre&lnd to &eet
the old sges 8ust s honucius did; hen honucius sle$t( he dould dre& o ncient
sges nd lter tell his olloders 0out the&;
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Bt ds ebtre&ely hot one dy so so&e o us too! n$; ur school&ster scolded us;
e dent to dre&lnd to &eet the ncient sges the s&e s honucius did( de
eb$lined; ht ds the &essge ro& those sgesz our school&ster de&nded; ne
o us re$lied e dent to dre&lnd nd &et the sges nd s!ed the& i our
school&ster c&e there e*ery ternoon( 0ut they sid they hd ne*er seen ny such
ellod;E
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Thin cJa lo3hu
xoshu 0gt <[u hOc Thin l:c m0 tu"i * ti-$ tGc cho <-n p0( l:c ngi <?t Thin;
xoshu d?y Thin tJ n%& p0 cho <-n 1/0 tu"i;
7Lt ngy nO &+t < ta hfi xoshu BN-u con !h+ng c= gM trong tH& h-t( con $h1i l& gMzE
xoshu tr1 l,i BN& n= r;E
BNhng con !h+ng c= gM h-t( l& so & n& r <#czE ng,i < ta hfi ti-$;
B96y thM(E xoshu n=i( B!hiAng n= r;E
;
Bnh*
Bnh+ng c= gM trong tH&E so l?i hfiz
h= nguyAn &Lt cHu hfi nYng *6y & n=i l !h+ng c= so <#c~
t[n th^ nhZt th[y 01o n& n= r ngoi; Nhng l?i hfi ti-$( th[y 0i-t l cHu hfi ny nYng
qu( !h+ng n& <#c( $h1i !hiAng r ngoi;
TH& Thin l tH& r`ng lYng( chQng c= gM trong <= h-t9+ tH& (no&ind);
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xoshu l tAn Nh6t c3 thin s Trung uucc tAn Triu hhHu( & ch:ng t <I n=i <-n qu
c+ng n hon hh= h3 Triu hhHu trong 0i F?y !iu h tin
lo3huX3 ien
xoshu 0egn the study o Zen dhen he ds sibty yers old nd continued until he ds
eighty( dhen he relized Zen;
qe tught ro& the ge o eighty until he ds one hundred nd tdenty;
K student once s!ed hi& B h*ent nything in &y &ind( dht shll dozE
xoshu re$lied BThrod it out;E
BDut i h*ent nything( hod cn throd it outzE continued the questioner;
Bell(E sid xoshu( Bthen crry it out;E
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C6u tr[ &7i cJa n$7i ch9t
nhi 7&iy( su ny l &Lt gi1ng s n"i ti-ng( <-n gY$ th[y < nh6n gio huZn riAng(
7&iy <#c gio c+ng n gi1i thTch ti-ng *` c3 &Lt 0n ty;
7&iy t6$ trung suy ngh{ *o <iu gM c= th l ti-ng *` c3 &Lt 0n ty; Bhon !h+ng
t6$ luyn chuyAn c[n <3(E th[y 01o 7&iy; Bhon c^ 02 *@ng &gc *o th^c %n( ti s1n(
* ci ti-ng <= ; hon ch-t <i cn hWn; Nh *6y s gi1i quy-t <#c *Zn <;E
t[n !- ti-$ 7&iy *o gY$ th[y * l?i 02 hfi chS cho th[y ti-ng *` c3 &Lt 0n ty;
7&iy t^c thM ngI l%n r nh l ch-t r)i;
BR:ng l con ch-t r)i(E th[y qun st; BNhng * ti-ng *` <= thM sozE
Bhon *n ch gi1i <#c(E 7&iy tr1 l,i( ng@c nhMn lAn ;
BNg,i ch-t !h+ng n=i(E th[y 01o; BRi r~E
Bnh*
RHy l *@ng &gc <[u tiAn c3 7&iy B7&iy t6$ trung suy ngh{ *o <iu gM c= th
l ti-ng *` c3 &Lt 0n ty;E
Nh ch:ng t <I thZy trong 0i Ti-ng *` c3 &Lt 0n ty( &Gc <Tch c3 c+ng n !h+ng
$h1i l < tM& cHu tr1 l,i( & l B< ch6n tH& trT !h+ng <i lng thngE; huci cing l c=
<#c tH& trT hon ton t{nh lYng( hon ton trcng !h+ng( B*+ tH&E; N-u tH& trT t c^
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*@ng &gc *@i cHu hfi BTi-ng *` c3 &Lt 0n ty l gMzE( thM tH& trT !h+ng 0o gi, t{nh
lYng <#c;
9M *6y cho nAn th[y n=i Bhon c^ 02 *@ng &gc *o \ ci ti-ng <=;E
Th[y cn n=i *@ng &gc *o Bth^c %n * ti s1n;E RHy l th[y &ucn nhgc !ho l c1 0
th^ *@ng &gc <u nh nhu; hon & cn *@ng &gc *o Bci ti-ng <=E * *n cn tM&
l,i gi1i Bci ti-ng <= l gMzE( thM con *n cn *@ng &gc y nh l ng,i h& %n * ng,i
h& c3 c1i;
Th[y cn h@ng dn b hWn Bhon ch-t <i cn hWn;E Bhh-tE t^c l !h+ng suy ngh{ nV(
!h+ng c= cHu hfi trong <[u nV; Nhng tr *n !h+ng hiu <#c;
Th[y $h1i nhgc !ho thA& l[n nV BNg,i ch-t !h+ng n=iEt^c l( !h+ng c= cHu hfi(
!h+ng c= cHu tr1 l,i;
TH& t{nh lYng( tH& !h+ng( *+ tH& l <Tch <i& cuci cing; nhi <?t <#c <Tch <= thM tH&
hon ton r`ng lYng( !h+ng c= cHu hfi * !h+ng c= cHu tr1 l,i;
N-u n=i theo !iu Tnzn( thin s Q& c+ gi qu *|ng 0in( thM B( cHu hfi <= con <I
< n= l?i l:c th[y hfi con hi thng tr@c r)i( so th[y l?i con &ng n= theo t@i 0Hy gi,zE
hh: s hc thin s !h+ng n=i nhiu; hhV no trong cHu n=i c3 cc *2 c|ng qun trOng;
The -ea, .anX3 An3ber
hen 7&iy( dho lter 0ec&e dell!nodn $recher( dent to techer or $ersonl
guidnce( he ds s!ed to eb$lin the sound o one hnd;
7&iy concentrted u$on dht the sound o one hnd &ight 0e; Bou re not dor!ing
hrd enough(E his techer told hi&; Bou re too ttched to ood( delth( things( nd tht
sound; t dould 0e 0etter i you died; Tht dould sol*e the $ro0le&;E
The nebt ti&e 7&iy $$ered 0eore his techer he ds gin s!ed dht he hd to
shod regrding the sound o one hnd; 7&iy t once ell o*er s i he dere ded;
Bou re ded ll right(E o0ser*ed the techer; BDut hod 0out tht soundzE
B h*ent sol*ed tht yet(E re$lied 7&iy( loo!ing u$;
BFed &en do not s$e!(E sid the techer; BNet out~E
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Thin tron$ 7i $< In "y
Tosui l &Lt Thin s n"i ti-ng *o th,i c3 ngi; Tosui <I trG trM *i chi * d?y ] nhiu
tSnh;
hhi cuci cing Tosui *i-ng th%& thu h:t nhiu &+n sinh <-n nì Tosui n=i *@i hO l
ngi s 0f *ic gi1ng d?y *{nh *in; Tosui !huyAn hO r * * <i <Hu tiy s; Su <= chQng
cn i 0i-t t+ng tTch ngi ] <Hu;
D n%& su &Lt < ta c3 Tosui !h& $h r ngi <ng scng *@i *i ng,i hnh !hZt
d@i &Lt g[& c[u ] To!yo; Ng,i < ta l6$ t^c ni n{ Tosui d?y &Mnh;
BN-u c6u c= th l& nh t+i l&( di chS <+i 0 ngy( thM t+i c= th d?y(E Tosui tr1 l,i;
96y ng,i < ta &Yc o qu[n nh hnh !hZt * theo Tosui c1 ngy; R-n <A& &Lt ng,i
trong <& %n &y ch-t; Tosui * ng,i < ta !hiAng bc na <A& * ch+n bc trAn s,n
n:i; >)i hO tr] * l?i ch` ] d@i g[& c[u;
Tosui ng3 ngon lnh( nhng ng,i < ta !h+ng ng3 <#c; R-n sng Tosui n=i Bhh:ng t
!h+ng $h1i <i bin <) %n h+& ny; rng 0?n *J ch-t c3 &Mnh <I < l?i Tt th^c %n <ng
!i;E Nhng ng,i < ta chQng %n n"i &i-ng no;
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BT+i <I n=i l c6u !h+ng l& nh t+i <#c(E Tosui !-t lu6n; BRi <i * <Jng l& $hin t+i
nV;E
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Tosui n!ei( thin s dng To RLng (Soto)( l thin s l6$ d2 nhZt trong l2ch sa Thin
Nh6t D1n; Ngy ny nhiu ng,i so snh Tosui *@i thnh Crncis o Kssisi (ThiAn ch:
gio)( hy gOi Tosui Bhhng hi$$y <[u tiAnE( * sch * cuLc <,i c3 Tosui <#c gOi l
Bqi$$y nh6$ &+n;E
100 n%& su !hi Tosui qu <,i( thin s hOc gi1 7enzn Zuiho (1mpj1om')( thu nhYt ti
liu * cc truyn truyn !hXu( *i-t l?i quyn sch * cuLc <,i c3 Tosui; uuyn ny
ngy ny <I <#c d2ch sng ti-ng Knh d@i tAn Btetting go The Story o Zen 7ster
Tosui;E h= th <Oc quyn ny trAn Noogle Doo!s;
Tosui be& r !h+ng thTch hOc tr nghe & !h+ng thPc hnh; Th,ng thM nghMn ng,i
nghe &y r <#c &Lt ng,i thPc hnh nghiA& chSnh; Do nhiAu ng,i trong ch:ng t <I
nghe( <Oc( * be& $hi& 1nh sch *] * t6$ th dGc; Do nhiAu ng,i <ng t6$ hng
ngyz qy l !inh sch 5h6tz qy l Thnh ninhz
R sc ng,i c= 1o t]ng l c^ be& hy <Oc <iu gM thM &Mnh s c= <iu <= trong &Mnh; h^
be& $hi& Su$er&n * Dt&n c1 <,i be& t c= th thnh Su$er&n hy Dt&n
!h+ngz
h= l( <ci *@i Tosui( &ng n l?c c3 Thin <-n cho *i ng,i %n &y( d@i <y bI hLi(
c= s ngh{ hWn l gi1ng cho c1 nghMn ng,i & chQng &Zy i thPc hnh;
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ThPc r Tosui <I d?y cho ng,i < ta !o ni bin theo hOc r)i; Knh ny chS hOc !h+ng
n"i & !h+i; Thin l scng tho1i &i trong 0Zt ! hon c1nh no( 0Zt ! nWi <Hu; n c1
scng <,i %n &y; Scng B] <Hy l:c ny;E
Knh < ta ny chS thTch BngheE gi1ng( nhng th[y chS &ucn hOc tr BscngE;
Thin l scng !h+ng *@ng &gc; 96y th+i;
7A nghe l,i th[y gi1ng l &Lt *@ng &gc l@n; h1 Bl,i gi1ngE ln Bnghe gi1ngE <u
!h+ng $h1i l Bscng;E
Th[y &ucn tha be& n-u &Mnh $h1i scng nh %n &y( &Mnh c= th scng *@i tH& !h+ng
*@ng &gc !h+ngz
Scng !h+ng uvN( thM <Wng nhiAn r)i; 9T dG l !h= ng3 *M l? nWi;
Nhng !h+ng 7N %n <) %n c3 0?n &Mnh *J ch-t l?i l chuyn !hc; RHy l *@ng
&gc l@n * s chT;
qi *@ng &gc ny rZt l@n 9ic nAn l& (i;e;( %n) thM !h+ng l&; 9ic !h+ng c[n (l,i
gS1ng) thM l?i c[u;
>Zt !h= < BthZy <,ngE;
ien in a Be$$arX3 ?ife
Tosui ds dell!nodn Zen techer o his ti&e; qe hd li*ed in se*erl te&$les nd
tught in *rious $ro*inces;
The lst te&$le he *isited ccu&ulted so &ny dherents tht Tosui told the& he ds
going to quit the lecture 0usiness entirely; qe d*ised the& to dis$erse nd go dhere*er
they desired; Kter tht no one could ind ny trce o hi&;
Three yers lter one o his disci$les disco*ered hi& li*ing dith so&e 0eggrs under
0ridge in nyoto; qe t once i&$lored Tosui to tech hi&;
B you cn do s do or e*en cou$le dys( &ight(E Tosui re$lied;
So the or&er disci$le dressed s 0eggr nd s$ent the dy dith Tosui; The olloding
dy one o the 0eggrs died; Tosui nd his $u$il crried the 0ody o t &idnight nd
0uried it on &ountinside; Kter tht they returned to their shelter under the 0ridge;
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Tosui sle$t soundly the re&inder o the night( 0ut the disci$le could not slee$; hen
&orning c&e Tosui sid Be do not h*e to 0eg ood tody; ur ded riend hs let
so&e o*er there;E Dut the disci$le ds un0le to et single 0ite o it;
B h*e sid you could not do s (E concluded Tosui; BNet out o here nd do not 0other
&e gin;E
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Am cp thnh "=n
7Lt 0u"i tci !hi Shichiri no8un <ng tGng !inh( &Lt tAn c@$ c[& &Lt thnh gW& 0n
*o nh( )i thin
s ti-$ tGc tGng !inh;
7Lt l:c su thin s ngJng * gOi BRJng lZy h-t tin; T+i c[n &Lt Tt < <=ng thu- ngy
&i;E
ny gin lZy g[n h-t sc tin * sa so?n r *; Bh& Wn !hi nh6n <#c qu(E Shichiri n=i
thA&; hhng c@$ c& Wn thin s r)i <i &Zt;
9i ngy su chng c@$ 02 0gt * th: tLi( ngoi cc tLi !hc( cn c= tLi *@i Shichiri; nhi
<#c gOi r l& ch^ng( Schichiri n=i BKnh ny chQng $h1i l trL& c@$( Tt r l <ci *@i
t+i; T+i cho nh t tin * nh t c& Wn t+i * *ic <=;E
Su !hi &In h?n ti( nh chng ny <-n gY$ Shichiri * thnh < ta c3 Thin s;
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TJ 0i hon c1i;
Nhng( Shichiri <ci ba tJ 0i *@i &Lt tAn c@$( hy Shichiri chS <ci ba 0Mnh th,ng *@i
&Lt ng,i trong nhSchichiri be& tAn c@$( * tZt c1 &Oi ng,i !hc trong thiAn h?(
nh l ng,i nh c3 &Mnhz
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R tr1 l,i( bin <Oc l?i l,i <ci tho?i;
Ti-ng Knh( BthieE nAn d2ch l B!y trL&E; Tuy nhiAn( trong truyn c= n=i c[& gW&
dO( thM $h1i l Bc@$E (ro00er) &@i <:ng;
The Thief Gho Beca"e a -i3cip&e
ne e*ening s Shichiri no8un ds reciting sutrs thie dith shr$ sdord entered(
de&nding either &oney or his lie;
Shichiri told hi& BFo not distur0 &e; ou cn ind the &oney in tht drder;E Then he
resu&ed his recittion;
K little dhile terdrds he sto$$ed nd clled BFont t!e it ll; need so&e to $y
tbes dith to&orrod;E
The intruder gthered u$ &ost o the &oney nd strted to le*e; BThn! $erson dhen
you recei*e git(E Shichiri dded; The &n thn!ed hi& nd &de o;
K ed dys terdrds the ellod ds cught nd conessed( &ong others( the oence
ginst Shichiri; hen Shichiri ds clled s ditness he sid BThis &n is no thie( t
lest s r s & concerned; g*e hi& &oney nd he thn!ed &e or it;E
Kter he hd inished his $rison ter&( the &n dent to Shichiri nd 0ec&e his disci$le;
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Oan$ @ 4ai
nhi Dn!ei &] &i n c !i-t h?( < ta tJ nhiu nWi trAn <Zt Nh6t * th& dP; Trong
&Lt 0u"i thin <2nh( &Lt < ta 02 0gt gY$ <ng %n cg$; 9Zn < <#c 0X& 0o lAn Dn!ei(
*@i yAu c[u l ng,i < ta %n cg$ 02 <u"i; Dn!ei l, *G ny;
Su <= < ta ny l?i 02 0gt gY$ %n cg$ nh *6y( * &Lt l[n nV Dn!ei l, *Zn <; hhuyn
ny l& cc < ta !hc t^c gi6n hO *i-t &Lt thSnh nguyn th yAu c[u !y cg$ 02 <u"i( n=i
rng n-u !h+ng thM hO s r,i 0f;
Su !hi <Oc l thW( Dn!ei gOi &Oi ng,i <-n; Bhc nh e& rZt th+ng thi(E thin s n=i
*@i hO; BKnh e& 0i-t ci gM <:ng * ci gM !h+ng <:ng; Knh e& c= th theo hOc nWi !hc
n-u &ucn( nhng ng,i nh e& !hcn !h= ny chQng 0i-t <:ng si; Ki s d?y nh t n-u
t+i !h+ng d?yz T+i s giV nh t l?i <Hy di l tZt c1 cc nh e& r,i 0f;E
7Lt suci l ch1y dn dG trAn &Yt ng,i < ta %n cg$; TZt c1 &Oi h& &ucn trL& cg$ <I
tn 0i-n;
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Th,ng thM nhVng ng,i tP cho &Mnh l <?o <^c( hy Tt nhZt l &Mnh !h+ng bZu( thM
th,ng tM& cch lnh b * bu <u"i nhVng ng,i hO cho l bZu;
Tuy nhiAn( BNg,i &?nh !hfe !h+ng c[n y s{( nhng ng,i 0nh thM c[n;E (ninh thnh
ThiAn ch: gio( 7tthed '1/)
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qWn nV( <) t 0u+ng <o thnh 5h6t; nh+ng th n=i i s thnh 5h6t tr@cng,i %n
cg$ hy ng,i !h+ng %n cg$;
Thin l B*+ tH&E( !h+ng $hHn 0it hOc tr gifi d] tct bZu; to cho &Oi hOc tr nh
nhu;
ThPc r thM i <:ng i siz ny cg$ <Wng nhiAn 0i-t rng trL& cg$ l si (chS l do y-u
<uci *M ls do no <= & l& 06y); hc < tJ !hc thi-u trT tu( thi-u tJ tH&( nhng l?i *n
ngh{ l &Mnh <:ng <-n nì $ lPc c1 th[y;
Th- thM i hiu 0i-t( * i si &Az
Kn c !i-t h? l &i ch t%ng !h+ng r ngoi( cing ] nh *@i nhu < giV gMn s^c !hfe
* hOc t6$ t%ng c,ng <?o lPc; T?i 9it N&( Trung uucc( qn uucc * Nh6t D1n( &i
ny 0gt <[u tJ ngy 1m thng k( <-n r& thng o( l ngy TP T^ <)ng th,i l t 9u tn(
t"ng cLng '0 ngy;
Dn!ei l thin s Dn nhuA 9{nh Trc & t <I n=i <-n trong 0i NiOng n=i c3 h?nh
$h:c;
/i$ht an, Gron$
hen Dn!ei held his seclusiondee!s o &edittion( $u$ils ro& &ny $rts o x$n
c&e to ttend; Furing one o these gtherings $u$il ds cught steling; The &tter
ds re$orted to Dn!ei dith the request tht the cul$rit 0e eb$elled; Dn!ei ignored the
cse;
tter the $u$il ds cught in si&ilr ct( nd gin Dn!ei disregrded the &tter; This
ngered the other $u$ils( dho dred u$ $etition s!ing or the dis&issl o the thie(
stting tht otherdise they dould le*e in 0ody;
hen Dn!ei hd red the $etition he clled e*eryone 0eore hi&; Bou re dise
0rothers(E he told the&; Bou !nod dht is right nd dht is not right; ou &y go
so&edhere else to study i you dish( 0ut this $oor 0rother does not e*en !nod right ro&
drong; ho dill tech hi& i do notz & going to !ee$ hi& here e*en i ll the rest o
you le*e;E
K torrent o ters clensed the ce o the 0rother dho hd stolen; Kll desire to stel hd
*nished;
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Cn c6y $ic n$H th9 no5
9o th,i n&!ur( Shin!n hOc ThiAn Thi T+ng su n%&( su <= hOc Thin o n%& r)i
thin s qu Trung uucc * nghiAn cû Thin 1j n%& nV;
nhi thin s tr] * Nh6t nhiu ng,i &ucn gY$ thin s * hfi cc cHu 0T hi&; Nhng
Shin!n rZt Tt ti-$ !hch( * !hi ti-$ !hch( thin s rZt Tt !hi tr1 l,i cHu hfi c3 hO;
Ngy nO c= &Lt ng,i l0 tu"i <ng hOc * gic ngL( n=i *@i Shin!n( BT+i <I hOc t
t]ng c3 T+ng ThiAn Thi tJ l:c cn nhf( nhng &Lt <iu t+i !h+ng hiu n"i; ThiAn
Thi cho rng ngy c1 cf cHy c|ng s gic ngL; Rci *@i t+i <Hy l <iu rZt l?;E
BDn lu6n cf cHy gic ngL th- no thM <#c Tch gMzE Shin!n hfi; BhHu hfi l nh l& th-
no < c= th gic ngL; Knh c= 0o gi, ngh{ <-n chuyn <= !h+ngzE
BT+i chQng 0o gi, ngh{ nh *6y c1(E +ng gi !inh ng?c;
B96y thM * nh * ngh{ <-n n=(E Shin!n !-t th:c;
Bnh*
Th,i n&!ur 0gt <[u tJ n%& 11pl <-n n%& 1jjj;
ThiAn Thi T+ng c3 Nh6t th6t r c|ng c= thin; ThiAn Thi T+ng do Tci TrJng
(Sicho) thi-t l6$ n%& p0l su !hi <I hOc ThiAn Thi tJ Trung uucc; Tuy nhiAn ThiAn
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Thi Nh6t c3 Sicho c= <n 0cn $h[n (1) ThiAn Thi Trung uucc (ding t t]ng c3
ninh Fiu 5h$ tiAn qo l chTnh) (/) 76t t+ng (THy T?ng) (j) Thin (nhng ch:
trOng nhiu <-n thin chS S&th t6$ trung t t]ng *o &Lt <iu gM <= nh l hWi
th] < lgng <Ong( hWn l thin qun 9i$ssn qun st &Lt <iu gM <= < hiu <#c
thH& sHu) * (k) gi@i lu6t (<?i thJ);
Trong 0i ny n=i Shin!n ngng ThiAn Thi < hOc Thin( c= l l dng Thin thu[n t:y
nh thin tH& T- c3 Thin s q!uin 96y ;
Di ny rZt rU Ni1i $h=ng chTnh &Mnh( gi1i $h=ng t t]ng c3 &Mnh( gic ngL c3
chTnh &Mnh( l trOng tH& c3 5h6t $h$ * Thin hOc;
>Zt nhiu cHu hfi tri-t ls 0T hi& hZ$ dn ] <,i th6t r l !h+ng qun trOng * tcn th,i
gin *+ Tch;
Trong Tiu ninh 7lun!y( 7lun!y nh6n thZy
à mTt > vVn (E nyA Th* T#n "h#ng tr' l0.A b_ mTt bnA loF. b_ r/c !Th* g.1. l thQ0ng
cgnA th* g.1. l v# thQ0ngA th* g.1. l hû b.nA th* g.1. l v# b.n| >.nh mFng ny v
thn ny l mTtA >.nh mFng ny v thn ny l "h)c| WhQ }/. ca tnn tF. >/u "h. ch*tA WhQ
}/. "h#ng ca tnn tF. >/u "h. ch*tA WhQ }/. ca tnn tF. v "h#ng ca tnn tF. >/u "h. ch*t
WhQ }/. "h#ng ca tnn tF. v "h#ng "h#ng tnn tF. >/u "h. ch*t$
R^c 5h6t n=i
Wy ]/lun"y/<utt/A vs nhQ mTt ngQ0. b mf. tn bYnA mf. tn (Qmc t~m thuc (Tc rVt
dy eFn b v b con huy*t thng c2/ ngQ0. Vy m0. mTt v y > "ho/ m ,k (*n >6n >ac
WhQng ngQ0. Vy lF. na.c !T#. >j "h#ng r-t mf. tn ny r/ "h. no t#. chQ/ b.*t (Qmc
ngQ0. (R bYn t#. thuTc g.gng hong tTcA h/y e\l/\m#nA h/y bu#n b)nA h/y ngQ0. lm
c#ng h/yi tTc t)nh l gih/yi c/o h/y thV<A h/y ngQ0. bUc trungi h/yi d/
(;nA d/ >xm h/y d/ vng i h/y thuTc lng noA thuTc th trVn noA thuTc thnh <h
noi h/yi c). cung m t#. b bYnA c). cung Vy thuTc loF. cung th#ng thQ0ng h/y loF.
cung n_ i h/yi dy cung m t#. b bYnA dy cung Vy lm bSng cy l;oA h/y cy l/uA
h/y mTt thO gnA h/y mTt thO dy g/.A h/y mTt thO cy ca nhC/i h/yi c). tn m t#.
b bYnA c). tn Vy thuTc mTt loF. cy l/u ny h/y cy l/u "h)ci h/yi mf. tn Vy ca
"*t l#ng gA hoc l#ng con "nA hoc l#ng con cgA hoc l#ng con aA hoc l#ng con c#ngA
hoc l#ng mTt loF. "Mti h/yi c). tn Vy (Qmc cun (</r.""h.tt/m) by. loF. gn noA
hoc l gn bg c).A hoc l gn truA hoc l gn n/.A hoc l gn lB/i h/yi tn
nhdnA h/y i tn macA h/yi nhQ (u >oA h/yi nhQ r6ng bgA h/yi nhQ "jm g/.$
Wy ]/lun"y/<utt/A ngQ0. Vy >j ch*t v vxn "h#ng (Qmc b.*t g
9 R^c 5h6t( n=i thA&
D ny ]/lun"y/<utt/A v >/o (.Eu Vy T/ "h#ng tr' l0. H Wy ]/lun"y/<utt/A v (.Eu Vy
"h#ng l.n h+ (*n mtc (schA (.Eu Vy "h#ng <h'. l c6n b'n bhFm hFnhA (.Eu Vy "h#ng
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(Q/ (*n yum lyA ly th/mA (oFn d.+tA /n tnhA thYng trsA g.)c ngTA W.*t\bnA cho nn (.Eu Vy
T/ "h#ng tr' l0.
D ny ]/lun"y/<utt/A (.Eu g T/ tr' l0. !y l "hi y l nguyn nhn "hi
y l d.+t "hi y l con (Q0ng (Q/ (*n d.+t "h$ l (.Eu T/ tr' l0.
D ny ]/lun"y/<utt/A v >/o (.Eu Vy T/ tr' l0.H Wy ]/lun"y/<utt/A v (.Eu Vy ca l.n
h+ (*n mtc (schA (.Eu Vy l c6n b'n bhFm hFnhA (.Eu Vy (Q/ (*n yum lyA ly th/mA (oFn
d.+tA /n tnhA thYng trsA g.)c ngTA W.*t\bnA v vUy (.Eu Vy T/ tr' l0.
o vUyA ny ]/lun"y/<utt/A hRy thd tr l "h#ng tr' l0. nh^ng (.Eu T/ "h#ng tr' l0.
HRy thd tr l tr' l0. nh^ng (.Eu T/ ca tr' l0.
Kob Gra33 an, Tree3 Beco"e ]n&i$htene,
Furing the n&!ur $eriod( Shin!n studied Tendi sib yers nd then studied Zen
se*en yers then he dent to hhin nd conte&$lted Zen or thirteen yers &ore;
hen he returned to x$n &ny desired to inter*ied hi& nd s!ed o0scure questions;
Dut dhen Shin!n recei*ed *isitors( dhich ds inrequently( he seldo& nsdered their
questions;
ne dy ityyerold student o enlighten&ent sid to Shin!n B h*e studied the
Tendi school o thought since ds little 0oy( 0ut one thing in it cnnot understnd;
Tendi cli&s tht e*en the grss nd trees dill 0eco&e enlightened; To &e this see&s
*ery strnge;E
B dht use is it to discuss hod grss nd trees 0eco&e enlightenedzE s!ed Shin!n;
BThe question is hod you yoursel cn 0eco&e so; Fid you e*en consider thtzE
B ne*er thought o it tht dy(E &r*eled the old &n;
BThen go ho&e nd thin! it o*er(E inished Shin!n;
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Koa 3o tha" &a"
Nessen l &Lt thin s hO s{; Tr@c !hi * hy sWn &Lt 0^c trnh( thin s lu+n lu+n
yAu c[u tr1 tin tr@c( * gi c3 thin s rZt co; Thin s c= ti-ng l BqO s{ th& l&;E
7Lt nng c ! hfi thin s * trnh; Bh+ c= th tr1 0o nhiAuzE Nessen hfi;
BDZt c^ gi no +ng tTnh(E c+ gi tr1 l,i( Bnhng t+i &ucn +ng * tr@c &Yt t+i;E
>)i ngy nO nng c ! gOi Nessen; h+ <ng &] tic !ho1n <Ii cc thHn ch3 c3 c+;
Nessen * rZt <_$; nhi )i nng c ! quy * h@ng !hch !h^ c3 c+ * n=i BKnh
chng hO s{ ny chS &ucn tin; Trnh c3 +ng t thM <#c nhng <[u c3 +ng t 0Xn thSu
tin c= th l& <[u =c +ng t <[y 0in; Trnh * tJ ci <[u 0Xn thSu nh *6y !h+ng <ng
< trng 0y; hhS <ng < l& <_$ *y l=t c3 t+i;E
Nng c]i *y( r)i 01o Nessen * &Lt 0^c trnh !hc trAn &Yt su c3 *y l=t c3 nng;
Bh+ tr1 0o nhiAuzE Nessen hfi;
Br 0o nhiAu c|ng <#c(E c+ gi n=i;
Nessen r &Lt gi rZt co( * 0^c trnh theo cch yAu c[u( r)i r *;
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Su ny ng,i t 0i-t <#c Nessen c= nhVng ls do ny < c[n tin
TSnh c3 Nessen th,ng 02 n?n <=i; Ng,i giu !h+ng gi:$ ng,i ngho( *M *6y Nessen
c= &Lt nh !ho 0T &6t( chQng i 0i-t; Thin s giV <[y g?o trong !ho( chuXn 02 cho
nhVng !hi !hXn cZ$;
TJ lng c3 thn s <-n Rn Th, T" uucc <,ng b rZt bZu * nhiu !hch lV hnh
!hcn <cn !hi <i <,ng; Thin s &ucn l& &Lt con <,ng tct hWn;
Th[y c3 Nessen <I qu <,i & !h+ng thPc hin <#c giZc &W bHy &Lt ng+i chi; Thin
s &ucn hon thnh s nguyn cho th[y;
Su !hi Nessen <I hon thnh 0 @c nguyn ny( thin s *Zt cO( *Zt <) ngh *( * r:t
lAn n:i ]( !h+ng 0o gi, * nV;
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N-u lZy quy lu6t !h- @c &u 0n tP do trong !inh t- th2 tr,ng < bt <on thM hO s{
tTnh gi co 0o nhiAu * <i tr1 tr@c cch no( & ng,i &u *n &ucn &u( thM c=
ngh{ l 0^c trnh *n b^ng <ng tZt c1 <i hfi <=; hhQng c= gM $h1i $hn nn c1; N-u
cho l <i hfi qu <ng( thM <Jng &u; Trnh ch^ <Hu c= $h1i cW& g?o <Hu & $h1i &u
di !h+ng thTch;
Nessen 02 nng c ! l& nhGc & !h+ng n"i gi6n; R= l g?t gi6n qu &Lt 0An < t6$
trung *o *ic !i-& tin( hy <= l thin s !h+ng 0o gi, n"i gi6n *M <I l thin s <?t
<?oz
e& r Nessen l& *ic nh &Lt nh !inh donh chuyAn nghi$ h= &Gc tiAu !i-&
tin( tin 0?c thQng thJng tin tro cho &:c( g?t h-t tZt c1 tP i qu &Lt 0An < <?t <#c
&Gc <Tch !i-& tin; Th- ngh{ l rZt Bc= tH&E * tH& rZt *@ng &gc *o &Gc tiAu !i-&
tin;
So l?i c= th thin *+ tH& <#cz
RHy l c+ng n cho cc 0?n; hh:c cc 0?n gi1i <#c c+ng n;
The 4tin$y Arti3t
Nessen ds n rtist &on!; Deore he dould strt drding or $inting he ldys
insisted u$on 0eing $id in d*nce( nd his ees dere high; qe ds !nodn s the
BStingy Krtist;
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K geish once g*e hi& co&&ission or $inting; Bqod &uch cn you $yzE inquired
Nessen;
Bhte*er you chrge(E re$lied the girl( B0ut dnt you to do the dor! in ront o &e;E
So on certin dy Nessen ds clled 0y the geish; She ds holding est or her
$tron;
Nessen dith ine 0rush dor! did the $ining; hen it ds co&$leted he s!ed the highest
su& o his ti&e;
qe recei*ed his $y; Then the geish turned to her $tron sying BKll this rtist dnts is
&oney; qis $intings re ine 0ut his &ind is dirty &oney hs cused it to 0eco&e
&uddy; Frdn 0y such ilthy &ind( his dor! is not it to ebhi0it; t is 8ust 0out good
enough or one o &y $etticots;E
>e&o*ing her s!irt( she then s!ed Nessen to do nother $icture on the 0c! o her
$etticot;
Bqod &uch dill you $yzE s!ed Nessen;
Bh( ny &ount(E nsdered the girl;
Nessen n&ed ncy $rice( $inted the $icture in the &nner requested( nd dent dy;
t ds lerned lter tht Nessen hd these resons or desiring &oney
K r*ging &ine oten *isited his $ro*ince; The rich dould not hel$ the $oor( so
Nessen hd secret drehouse( un!nodn to nyone( dhich he !e$t illed dith grin(
$re$red or these e&ergencies;
Cro& his *illge to the Ntionl Shrine the rod ds in *ery $oor condition nd &ny
tr*elers suered dhile tr*ersing it; qe desired to 0uild 0etter rod;
qis techer hd $ssed dy dithout relizing his dish to 0uild te&$le( nd Nessen
dished to co&$lete this te&$le or hi&;
Kter Nessen hd cco&$lished his three dishes he thred dy his 0rushes nd rtists
&terils nd( retiring to the &ountins( ne*er $inted gin;
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Tp & chMnh Qc
Sen no >i!y( &Lt tr s( &ucn treo &Lt lQng ho trAn cLt nh; Th[y nh, &Lt ng,i th#
&Lc gi:$( chS cho nh t treo co hWn hy thZ$ hWn &Lt tT( nhTch qu 0An $h1i hy 0An
tri( cho <-n !hi th[y tM& <#c <:ng ch`; Bhh` <= <=(E cuci cing Sen no >i!y n=i;
Knh th# &Lc( &ucn tha th[y( 0n <nh dZu ch` <= r)i gi1 *, quAn &Zt; Bhh` ny $h1i
!h+ngz h= l( n= l ch` nyzE nh th# &Lc c^ hfi( chS *o *i ch` !hc nhu trAn cLt;
Nhng c1& qun * tS l c3 th[y chTnh bc <-n nì chS <-n !hi nh th# &Lc chS <:ng
*o <i& <I <nh dZu thM th[y &@i chZ$ nh6n;
Bnh*
hi <_$ lu+n lu+n l *Zn < tS l hi h; tQng ho !h+ng <^ng &Lt &Mnh lQng ho
<^ng trong tWng qun *@i tZt c1 &Oi th^ !hc trong $hng;
tZy 1nh &Lt c+ gi th6t <_$( r)i ding co&$uter di chuyn hi con &gt c+ g[n hWn hy b
nhu hWn &Lt tT( &ing <i bucng hy <i lAn &Lt tT( &|i nhTch bucng hy nhTch lAn &Lt
tT\ r)i be& tha c+ Zy cn <_$ !h+ng( hy <I c= th thnh d2 d?ng; h|ng nhVng 0L $h6n
<_$ <=( nhng chS <"i tS l( l !h+ng cn hi h( !h+ng cn <_$;
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F{ nhiAn l ci <_$( * tS l( cn l thuLc &Lt $h[n *o <iu ng,i ngh s{ &ucn din
t1quHn 0Mnh t{nh lYng( hy chAnh *Anh( hy s+i n"i\ 7ì *2 th- c= &Lt tS l &@i * &Lt
c1& b:c <_$ &@i;
huLc scng c3 ch:ng t c|ng l nhVng tS l; N-u tS l <:ng thM &Oi sP <u <_$( tJ cch
%n ucng ng3 nghS( <-n cch l& *ic hng ngy( <-n cung cch c ba *@i &Oi ng,i
chung qunh\ NhVng cung cch cPc <on th,ng 02 &Zt tS l * !h+ng hiu nghi&;
hc cung cch h#$ tS l( trong tJng tr,ng h#$( th,ng < l?i hiu qu1 tct;
h|ng nh ci <_$ * tS l l thuLc $h[n no *o s sng t?o din t1 c3 ng,i ngh s{( tS
l c3 cung cch scng hng ngy cn l thuLc *o s &ucn c3 ch:ng tch:ng t &ucn
gM trong tMnh hucng no;
9 c|ng nh ng,i ngh s{ lu+n lu+n chS <:ng *o &Lt <i& n-u nh t 0i-t ci <_$
&Mnh &ucn din t1( n-u t 0i-t &Gc <Tch c3 t trong &ì tMnh hucng( t lu+n lu+n BchSE
<:ng <i& cho *2 th- c3 &Mnh trong &ì tMnh hucng;
9Zn < !h= !h%n nhiu ng,i gY$ hng ngy l hO !h+ng 0i-t hO &ucn gM trong &Lt tMnh
hucng( cho nAn hO !h+ng 0i-t $h1i c ba th- no cho Bh#$ tS l;E
Accurate Eroportion
Sen no >i!yu( te&ster( dished to hng loder 0s!et on colu&n; qe s!ed
cr$enter to hel$ hi&( directing the &n to $lce it little higher or loder( to the right or
let( until he hd ound ebctly the right s$ot; BThts the $lce(E sid Sen no >i!y
inlly;
The cr$enter( to test the &ster( &r!ed the s$ot nd then $retended he hd orgotten;
s this the $lcez Bs this the $lce( $erh$szE the cr$enter !e$t s!ing( $ointing to
*rious $lces on the colu&n;
Dut so ccurte ds the te&sters sense o $ro$ortion tht it ds not until the cr$enter
reched the identicl s$ot gin tht its loction ds $$ro*ed;
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Eh1t "qi en
7Lt ni c+ <ng <i tM& gic ngL( l& &Lt 0^c t#ng 5h6t * dt *ng lAn t#ng; DZt ! <i
<Hu c+ c|ng &ng t#ng 5h6t *ng ny theo;
Nhiu n%& tr+i qu( *n cn &ng t#ng 5h6t( ni c+ <-n scng trong &Lt ng+i chi nhf ]
&Lt b^ c= rZt nhiu 5h6t( &ì *2 5h6t c= <n th, riAng;
Ni c+ &ucn thg$ nhng tr@c t#ng 5h6t *ng c3 c+; nh+ng thTch hWng thW& c3
nhng &Mnh <i l?c qu ch` ng,i !hc( c+ ch- r &Lt ci $hu l@n( chuyn !h=i nhng
<-n t#ng 5h6t c3 c+ & th+i; Riu ny l& &|i c3 t#ng 5h6t *ng 02 n& <en( nhMn
rZt bZu;
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5h6t <Hu c= ngoi t; nhi tH& t tr] l?i *@i B&Yt &|i nguyAn th3yE (01n li din &Gc)(
!h+ng cn 02 &n si &A 0o $h3( thM tH& sng lng; R= l 5h6t;
h= t#ng 5h6t < gi:$ nhgc nh] &Mnh con <,ng &Mnh <ng <i( thM hy; Nhng be&
t#ng nh l cû rì c3 &Mnh thM hfng; 9M chS c= &Mnh gi1i thot <#c &Mnh th+i;
hhTnh *M *6y & t" tH& T- n=i BNY$ 5h6t gi-t 5h6t( gY$ & gi-t &E t^c l nhVng gM
&Mnh thZy <u l 1o t]ng( chS tH& t{nh lYng c3 &Mnh (chHn tH&) l th6t;
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Rn q thin s chy t#ng 5h6t g` r l& c3i s]i Z& <A& <+ng( c|ng l th-;
Fi l &ì ng,i $h1i tP gi1i thot( 5h6t gio *n c= !hi ni& Btr# lPcE hy Btr#
duyAnE( nh truyn 7Gc nin tiAn nh, ch t%ng tGng !inh c[u nguyn < gi:$ &_ thot
!hfi <2 ngGc !h" <u hy trong T2nh RL T+ng( ng,i thnh tH& ni& 5h6t Kdi< thM
ch-t c= th <#c h= <L <[u thi t?i THy 5hWng T2nh RL do 5h6t Kdi< ci qu1n;
TrAn $hWng din tH& ls( !hi ch:ng t tGng !inh c[u nguyn cho i <=( ng,i <#c
h]ng l#i <[u tiAn l t (ng,i tGng !inh)( *M chTnh l,i c[u nguyn * l,i !inh s 1nh
h]ng <-n tH& t tr@c nhZt;
Trong 0i ny( !h+ng lo tP gi1i thot & tM& gi1i thot ] t#ng 5h6t *ng l <I si
<,ng r)i( l?i cn si <-n &^c chuyn !h=i hWng <-n t#ng 5h6t( t^c l sP t+n sing 0^c
t#ng lAn <-n &^c chcng l?i tZt c1 nhVng gM !hc t#ng 5h6t c3 &Mnh;
Nic ngL( gi1i thot( c|ng !h+ng & ngy c1 t#ng *ng < trng trT c|ng !h+ng giV
<#c cho s?ch;
7ì ng,i ch:ng t c= 0o nhiAu t#ng 5h6t *ng &ng theo ! !z
1; Tin Do nhiAu ng,i ch?y theo tin nh l hh: 5h6t < &u c[u h?nh $h:cz
/; uuyn lPc Do nhiAu ng,i t+n th, quyn lPc * ch^c *2z
j; Ti-ng t%& Do nhiAu ng,i tin rng <,i &Mnh chS c= h?nh $h:c n-u &Mnh n"i ti-ngz
k; hh3 ngh{ 7Zy tJ ti-ng Knh c= chV cuci l S7( nhZt l cc is& chTnh tr2( <#c 0o
nhiAu quT *2 t+n th, <-n &^c !hing <iAnz
l; Sch * !i-n th^c Do nhiAu ng,i t+n th, sch( hy l !i-n th^c no <=( nh <= l
con <,ng gi1i thotz
7Oi th^ ny <u c= gi tr2 tWng <ci c3 ch:ng; Nhng t+n th, ch:ng l <I si &A r)i; T+n
th, <-n &^c chS 0i-t ch:ng l duy nhZt( hWng !h=i <,i &Mnh c^ ch%& *o <=( thM ngy
ci gi tr2 ngoi d c3 ch:ng c|ng 02 &Mnh l& cho <en &|i;
Black-Nosed Buddha
K nun dho ds serching or enlighten&ent &de sttue o Duddh nd co*ered it dith
gold le; here*er she dent she crried this golden Duddh dith her;
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ers $ssed nd( still crrying her Duddh( the nun c&e to li*e in s&ll te&$le in
country dhere there dere &ny Duddhs( ech one dith its odn $rticulr shrine;
The nun ished to 0urn incense 0eore her golden Duddh; Not li!ing the ide o the
$eru&e strying to others( she de*ised unnel through dhich the s&o!e dould scend
only to her sttue; This 0lc!ened the nose o the golden Duddh( &!ing it es$ecilly
ugly
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/yonen rc n$H
Ni c+ >yonen sinh n%& 1o'o; h+ l chu c3 Shingen( &Lt *U t@ng n"i ti-ng c3 Nh6t;
ThiAn ti thi $h: * sgc <_$ !huynh thnh c3 c+ tuyt <-n &^c &@i 1o tu"i c+ yonen tiAu tn; h+ thZy rZt rU tTnh
*+ th,ng c3 <,i scng trong th- gi@i ny; 9M *6y c+ &ucn hOc thin;
Tuy nhiAn( thHn nhHn c3 c+ !h+ng <)ng s * $ c+ l6$ gi <Mnh; 9@i l,i h^ h_n l c+ c=
th yonen <)ng s; h+ l& trn <iu !in ny tr@c !hi
<[y /l tu"i; hh)ng c+ * &Oi ng,i thHn chQng th c1n c+ <#c nV; h+ c?o <[u( lZy tAn
l >yonen( c= ngh{ l <?t ngL sng l?n( * 0gt <[u hnh hWng;
h+ <-n thnh $hc vdo * bin thin s Tetsugy nh6n l& < ta; Nhng chS li-c &gt qu
&Lt tT l thin s yonen <-n gY$ &Lt th[y !hc( q!uo; q!uo c|ng tJ chci *@i cing ls do( n=i l sgc <_$
c3 c+ chS gHy rgc rci;
>yonen lZy &Lt thnh sgt n=ng $ *o &Yt; hhS trong &Lt l:c l sgc <_$ c3 c+ yonen *i-t &Lt 0i thW trAn &Yt su c3 &Lt tZ& gWng nhf
bhtc vt Hong HUuA t/ (t hQXng ,#ng thXm pun )o lt/ l
W/y "hVt thCc "h#ng nhA t/ (t mt (u vo th.En v.+n$
nhi sg$ sa lM <,i( c+ *i-t &Lt 0i thW !hc
S)u mQX. >)u ln (#. mYt ny (R chOng ".*n m/ thu th/y (.
T/ (R na. (2 vE )nh tr6ngA
Bng h_. n^/
HRy ch lYng ngh; t.*ng na. c2/ th#ng v tuy*t tng "h. g.a lng
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>yonen !h+ng nhVng <_$ & cn rZt trT tu !hi cn try; 7Lt 0i-n cc l <3 < c+ nh6n
chHn tTnh *+ th,ng c3 <,i scng;
9 s chT th6t l *Vng chgc; RI n=i <i tu l <i tu( chQng c= gM c1n <#c( ! c1 sgc <_$ c3
&Mnh;
h= l c+ yonen c|ng !h+ng ngoi l <=
S)u mQX. >)u ln (#. mYt ny (R chOng ".*n m/ thu th/y (.c T <I thZy rZt rU l *+
th,ng (trong mm n%& scng);
T/ (R na. (2 vE )nh tr6ngA (Bng h_. n^/c T <I n=i <3 * gic ngL( * tSnh th^c( <Jng
hfi nV;
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HRy ch ngh; t.*ng na. c2/ th#ng v tuy*t tng "h. lng g.ac qIy chS nghe ti-ng n=i c3
t{nh lYng;
TZt c1 nhVng ng,i <I <gc <?o <u d?y ch:ng t BngheE ti-ng n=i c3 t{nh lYng( nghe
ti-ng *` c3 &Lt 0n ty; RHy l &Lt chHn ls & ng,i ch ng& <#c !h+ng th hiu
<#c;
ThPc r *Zn < rZt gi1n d2 < t c= th trPc nghi& hng ngy( n-u t &ucn trPc nghi&
nhi &Lt <& <+ng <ng <iAn cu)ng h ht BNi-t n=~ Ni-t n=~E( n-u 0?n !h+ng ch?y theo
<& <+ng * c= th ng)i t{nh lYng( 0?n s thZy *Zn < rU * sHu hWn <& <+ng rZt nhiu;
Nhiu <iu 0?n thZy( chQng i trong <& <+ng thZy c1;
nhi ch:ng t t{nh lYng ch:ng t nghe ti-ng n=i c3 trT tu tJ trong t{nh lYng;
T{nh lYng <Hy !h+ng c= ngh{ chS l (1) &Zt h-t H& thnh( & cn l (/) &Zt h-t cc do
<Lng trong tH&t^c gi6n( 0u)n chn( ghen ght( *;*\ * &Zt h-t (j) cc suy ngh{ * t
t]ng ch?y ng#c bu+i trong <[u;
TH& hon ton r`ng lYng;
D?n &ucn hiu sHu b cc hin t#ng chTnh tr2( !inh t-( gio dGc\ c3 bI hLi( hy
nhVng hS nL i c 0i l?c dGc trong lng 0?nz SHu b hWn ng,i !hc( * hWn c1 chTnh 0?n(
rZt nhiuz
96y thM( t{nh lYng;
Nhiu ng,i t]ng l <Oc nhiu( ngcn nghi-n nhiu sch *] * th+ng tin; nh+ng; nh+ng
$h1i *6y;
T{nh lYng; 9 0?n s <Oc &Lt hiu &,i;
(nh+ng t{nh lYng( * 0?n s <Oc &,i hiu &Lt);
/yonenX3 C&ear /ea&isation
The Duddhist nun !nodn s >yonen ds 0orn in 1o'o; She ds grnddughter o the
&ous x$nese drrior Shingen; qer $oeticl genius nd lluring 0euty dere such tht
t se*enteen she ds ser*ing the e&$ress s one o the ldies o the court; v*en t such
youthul ge &e dited her;
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The 0elo*ed e&$ress died suddenly nd >yonens ho$eul dre&s *nished; She 0ec&e
cutely dre o the i&$er&nency o lie in this dorld; t ds then tht she desired to
study Zen;
qer relti*es disgreed( hode*er( nd $rcticlly orced her into &rrige; ith
$ro&ise tht she &ight 0eco&e nun ter she hd 0orne three children( >yonen
ssented; Deore she ds tdentyi*e she hd cco&$lished this condition; Then her
hus0nd nd relti*es could no longer dissude her ro& her desire; She sh*ed her hed(
too! the n&e o >yonen( dhich &ens to relize clerly( nd strted on her $ilgri≥
She c&e to the city o vdo nd s!ed Tetsugy to cce$t her s disci$le; Kt one glnce
the &ster re8ected her 0ecuse she ds too 0eutiul;
>yonen dent to nother &ster( q!uo; q!uo reused her or the s&e reson( sying
tht her 0euty dould only &!e trou0le;
>yonen o0tined hot iron nd $lced it ginst her ce; n ed &o&ents her 0euty
hd *nished ore*er;
q!uo then cce$ted her s disci$le;
ho&&e&orting this occsion( >yonen drote $oe& on the 0c! o little &irror
:n th; >;rv.c; o= my rm<r;>> : burn;d .nc;n>; to <;r=um; my ;,pu.>.t; cloth;>A
Wo? /> / hom;l;>> m;nd.c/nt : burn my =/c; to ;nt;r / ;n t;m<l;
hen >yonen ds 0out to $ss ro& this dorld( she drote nother $oe&
S.,ty\>., t.m;> h/v; th;>; ;y;> b;h;ld th; ch/ng.ng >c;n; o= /utumn
: h/v; >/.d ;nough /bout moonl.ghtA
K>" no mor;
nly l.>t;n to th; vo.c; o= <.n;> /nd c;d/r> ?h;n no ?.nd >t.r>
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.i3o chua
S nZu 0-$ t?i Firyo( tu *in c3 thin s Dn!ei( quy-t <2nh l s s ch%& s=c ! cng
s^c !hfe c3 lIo s $hG c3 &Mnh * s chS cho s $hG %n 7iso tWi( l& tJ <6u nnh( l:
&M * &en <nh nhuyn * < lAn &en; Dn!ei( thZy l &Mnh <#c $hGc *G &iso tct hWn
&iso c3 cc < ta( lin hfi BKi l ng,i nZu %n h+& nyzE
Firyo <#c gOi <-n gY$ th[y; Dn!ei nghe trMnh l theo tu"i tc * <2 *2 c3 th[y(
Dn!ei chS nAn %n &iso tWi; hho nAn Dn!ei n=i *@i s nZu %n B96y ch: ngh{ l th[y
!h+ng nAn %n gM h-t;E N=i bong( Dn!ei 0@c *o $hng riAng * !h= ca;
Firyo( ng)i ngoi ca( bin lì th[y; Dn!ei !h+ng tr1 l,i; h1 01y ngy( Firyo ng)i 0An
ngoi * Dn!ei ] 0An trong;
huci cing( trong tuyt *Ong &Lt < ta n=i th6t to cho Dn!ei BTh[y c= th !h+ng so(
lIo s $hG( nhng nh chng < ta ny $h1i %n; qgn !h+ng th nh2n %n &Ii <#c~E
R-n l:c <= Dn!ei &] ca; Th[y &S& c,i; Th[y n=i *@i Firyo BTh[y nhZt quy-t %n
cing lo?i th^c %n nh nhVng < ta thZ$ nhZt c3 th[y; nhi ch: tr] thnh s $hG( th[y
!h+ng &ucn ch: quAn chuyn ny;E
Bnh*
Dn!ei <Hy l Dn!ei yt!u (eit!u)( Dn nhuA 9{nh Trc( & ch:ng t <I nhgc <-n
trong truyn NiOng n=i c3 h?nh $h:c;
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e& r <Hy l &Lt lu6t l %n ucng <I c= sn trong tu *in nhng Dn!ei !h+ng 0i-t;
Ng,i <-n tu"i no <= * c= ch^c *2 no <= thM <#c %n ucng lo?i thPc $hX& no <=; RHy
l %n ucng theo Bh cZ$E * Dn!ei chcng <ci Bh cZ$E; N-u Dn!ei y-u s^c !hfe hy
0nh ho?n * <[u 0-$ nZu th^c %n <Yc 0it < chV 0nh( chgc l thin s !h+ng $hin h
gM;
I hLi con ng,i l bI hLi h cZ$ dy <Yc t@i ngh_t th] hh^c *2 <i tr@c hy su tAn
(0c s{( lu6t s( ti-n s{( th?c s{( gio s( gio *iAn\ c+( dM( ch:( 0c;;) *%n $hng (l& l@n
*%n $hng l@n( l& nhf *%n $hng nhf)( be cL (l& l@n )i ch:ng t c= th tP thA& *i t[ng h cZ$ nV 0ng cch bng h+ %n n=i qun
liAu tJ trAn n=i bucng; >ct cuLc( t chS l &Lt hMnh nL& to <ing <^ng <u"i chi& giV
<)ng;
nh= i thZy <#c con ng,i th6t c3 &Mnh; 9 rZt c= th l &Mnh c|ng !h+ng 0i-t <#c
con ng,i th6t c3 &Mnh( n-u &Mnh !h+ng 0o gi, tr:t 0f cc l@$ *f;
h= l l t s !h+ng 0o gi, 0f h-t <#c tci thiu l &Lt 0L qu[n o &Yc trAn ng,i;
Nhng n-u t c= th tr:t 0f rZt nhiu 0L <) <ng chZt ch)ng !h+ng c[n thi-t trAn cW th(
thM t s d th] * thong th1 hWn rZt nhiu( * nhiu ng,i s thTch th: con ng,i th6t c3
t( hWn l &Lt hMnh nL& t@i /o l@$ o qu[n;
4our .i3o
The coo! &on! Firyo( t Dn!eis &onstery( decided tht he dould t!e good cre o
his old techers helth nd gi*e hi& only resh &iso( $ste o soy 0ens &ibed dith
dhet nd yest tht oten er&ents; Dn!ei( noticing tht he ds 0eing ser*ed 0etter
&iso thn his $u$ils( s!ed Bho is the coo! todyzE
Firyo ds sent 0eore hi&; Dn!ei lerned tht ccording to his ge nd $osition he
should et only resh &iso; So he sid to the coo! BThen you thin! shouldnt et t ll;E
ith this he entered his roo& nd loc!ed the door;
Firyo( sitting outside the door( s!ed his techers $rdon; Dn!ei dould not nsder;
Cor se*en dys Firyo st outside nd Dn!ei dithin;
Cinlly in des$ertion n dherent clled loudly to Dn!ei Bou &y 0e ll right( old
techer( 0ut this young disci$le here hs to et; qe cnnot go dithout ood ore*er~E
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Kt tht Dn!ei o$ened the door; qe ds s&iling; qe told Firyo B insist on eting the
s&e ood s the lest o &y olloders; hen you 0eco&e the techer do not dnt you
to orget this;E l1
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tnh 3n$ cJa con cB thS trt
7Lt hOc tr T+ng ThiAn Thi( &Lt t+ng $hi tri-t ls 5h6t gio( <-n thin *in c3 Nsn
hOc thin; 9i n%& su c6u r <i( Nsn c1nh 0o c6u BqOc * sP th6t 0ng $hfng <on
thM l#i Tch c|ng chS nh l#& lYt ti liu gi1ng huZn; Nhng nh@ rng n-u con !h+ng
thin qun th,ng trPc( nh sng chHn ls c3 con c= th tgt;
;
Bnh*
Nsn xse!i ( 1/ol/j;11;1jmm) l thin s dng To RLng Nh6t D1n( &
t <I nhgc <-n trong 0i nh+ng b 5h6t *i;
RHy l c1nh 0o * cch hOc tri-t ls l thuLc nYng n *o ls lu6n * suy t c3 ThiAn
Thi T+ng; Trong 0i hf cHy gic ngL nh th- no ch:ng t <I n=i <-n sP *+ Tch c3 cc
cHu hfi tri-t ls rgc rci c3 hOc tr ThiAn Thi;
Ahc (it $i%a f3uy n$hog @ fthin uung* Suy ngh{ hy suy t l Bngh{E; Thin
qun l chS BnhMnE (qun)( nhMn sP *6t nh n= l (seeing thing s it is) & chQng Bngh{E gM
c1; nhc 0it * tTnh dnh ny < <-n cc !hc 0it su
1W Ahc (it Vu ti:n & tonh &n$ @ c[" QacW hh:ng t c= th suy ngh{ *@i <3 lo?i c1&
b:c trong <[u( nhng thin qun thM tH& t $h1i rZt t{nh lYng(
9T dG Suy ngh{ * cch tr1 <| nh chng ch= ch-t &@i chai &Mnh h)i chiu( *J suy
ngh{ *J s+i &u; N-u t thin qun * nh chng ny( thM tH& t $h1i rZt t{nh lYng(
!h+ng h,n gi6n !h+ng &Lt gWn s=ng( !hi t BnhMnE (qun) nh chng;
vW Ahc (it thc hai & tonh &n$ @ t tFn$W Suy ngh{ thM c= cHu hfi( * ch?y theo
dng ls lu6n < tM& cHu tr1 l,i thin qun thM chS BnhMnE th+i( r)i ci gM n= <-n thM <-n( n=
!h+ng <-n thM !h+ng <-n( chQng ch?y theo ci gM( nhg& *o cHu tr1 l,i no c1;
1lp
9T dG Suy ngh{ Bh= th#ng <- !h+ngzE ( c= ci 0n l c= +ng th# &Lc; h= qu1 l c=
nhHn; h= *| trG $h1i c= ng,i l& r *| trG(; 96y $h1i c= th#ng <-; h= th#ng <- thM
$h1i c= ng,i sSnh r th#ng <-; Ki *6yz\
BThin qunE thM chS BnhMn;E 7ucn qun c| trG thM c^ nhMn cc tinh t:( !h+ng gin( cc
thiAn h( cc gi@i h?n (hy !h+ng gi@i h?n) c3 *| trG\ <-n cc $hHn ta( nguyAn ta li ti
c3 *6t th\ r)i chHn ls no <-n *@i &Mnh thM <-n( !h+ng thM th+i( chQng <eo <u"i theo s
gM trong <[u c1\
wW Ahc (it thc (a & 3e t1p trun$ @ te ,o cJa t6" trM; RHy chS l h qu1 c3 !hc
0it th^ nhZt * th^ hi 0An trAn; nhi Bsuy ngh{E t c= c1 hng tr%& t t]ng( c1& b:c( ls
lu6n( !-t lu6n( $hn <on ch?y t@i ch?y lui; BThin qunE thM t chQng c= gM trong <[u c1(
ngoi trJ &Lt BhMnh 1nhE c3 ci & &Mnh <ng qun( nh n= l (s it is)( & chQng c= ls
lu6n( $hn <on( !-t lu6n no c1;
9i dG Suy ngh{ * chuyn cIi nhu h)i chiu *@i ng,i 0?n thHn (hy *#( hy ch)ng
&Mnh)( t c= th suy ngh{ h+ Zy n=i cHu ny( n=i nh *6y l rU rng l& &Mnh <u( t?i so
c+ Zy l& &Mnh <u( *M c+ Zy ghen t2 *@i &Mnh( c+ Zy <ng c?nh trnh 1nh h]ng *@i
&Mnh( 0]i *6y cHu n=i c3 &Mnh *@i 0oss 02 c+ Zy cc tMnh 0y &o ngh{ c3 n=\
N-u thin qun * chuyn cIi nhu ny thM tH& &Mnh th6t t{nh lYng( !h+ng s=ng gi6n(
c|ng chQng suy ngh{ gM( chS BnhMnE hMnh 1nh cIi nhu h)i chiu\ * thZy\ !hu+n &Yt
c+ Zy th6t 0u)n *,i *#i !hi n=i *@i &Mnh cHu ny\ * &Mnh <I !h+ng thZy <#c cc nt
Zy l:c <=( * &Mnh <I *Li *I thOc cho c+ Zy &Lt qu1 <Z& ng+n ngV !inh h)n\ * c+ Zy
<I nhMn &Mnh *@i !hu+n &Yt *J !inh ng?c *J 0u)n *+ t6n\ * lYng l r ngoi\ *
&Mnh <I cho l c+ Zy !hinh th,ng &Mnh\ * &Mnh <I chai ng=ng theo &Lt cHu cuci\
Ri& qun trOng ] <Hy l !hi suy t]ng cc *Zn < trJu t#ng( ch:ng t th,ng theo &Lt
tr,ng $hi ls lu6n tri-t ls no <=( *T dG tri-t ls hin sinh( hy duy *6t 0in ch^ng $h$(
hy 5lto( hy Fecrtes( hy ThiAn Thi T+ng( hy Trung uun tu6n( hy cynicis&\
cho nAn t duy th,ng rZt $hi-n din( *M 02 g 0= trong !hung ls lu6n c3 tr,ng $hi t
<ng ding; (hhTnh *M *6y & cc tri-t gi hy cIi nhu( +ng n=i g 0 n=i *it); nhi
BqunE t chS BnhMn sP *6t nh n= lE cho nAn t chQng theo tr,ng $hi no c1; h^ nhMn
th+i; 9M *6y tH& trT t thPc sP tP do * <Lc l6$( * ci nhMn rU rng hWn rZt nhiu;
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xW Ahc (it thc t & !9t &u1nW RHy l h qu1 <Wng nhiAn c3 0 !hc 0it trAn Suy
ngh{ chZ& d^t 0ng &Lt !-t lu6n c3 suy t]ng ls lu6n( th,ng theo c+ng th^c c3 lu6n
ls hOc;
uun chZ& d^t !hi no &Mnh 0i-t l &Mnh <I nhMn thZy ton th( th+ng suct hon ton(
<iu &Mnh nhMn( tJ trong r ngoi( ngoi *o trong( tJ &Oi h@ng nhMn;
9T dG Suy ngh{ * &Lt tAn trL& qgn *o nh( lZy ci nhn hLt bon 0f t:i( ton *G *ic
02 thHu *o h thcng qun st <in ta; n-t lu6n 96y hgn l tAn trL&;
uun * ng,i ny thM nhMn hgn( nhMn hMnh 1nh hgn lZy hLt bon( nhMn thi <L <[u hng
d2u dng c3 hgn !hi 02 0gt( nhMn !hu+n &Yt 0u)n r,i r#i tuyt *Ong c3 hgn( dng <i
thu nIo c3 hgn\
Tr@c !hi BqunE thM tH& t $h1i B<2nhE (s&dhi)( t^c l <^ng yAn; N-u tH& cn nh1y
choi choi thM !h+ng th qun <#c; 9M *6y ng,i t th,ng $h1i ding Bthin chSE
(s&th)( *T dG t6$ trung *o hWi th] < <2nh tH& tr@c( !hi our ?i$ht .ay Go 8ut
K student o Tendi( $hiloso$hicl school o Duddhis&( c&e to the Zen 0ode o
Nsn s $u$il; hen he ds de$rting ed yers lter( Nsn drned hi& BStudying
the truth s$eculti*ely is useul s dy o collecting $reching &teril; Dut re&e&0er
tht unless you &editte constntly you light o truth &y go out;E
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N$7i cho n:n c" #n
t:c Seisetsu gi1ng d?y t?i chi vng!u ] n&!ur( thin s c[n $hng cc rLng hWn( *M
nWi gi1ng d?y c3 th[y <I qu ch6t; &ezu Sei0ei( &Lt thWng gi ] vdo( quy-t <2nh l
s tYng l00 <)ng *ng( gOi l ryo( *o *ic bHy tr,ng rLng thA&; &ez &ng tin <-n
cho thin s;
Trnh T" s D) R R?t 7 do thin s Seisetzu *
Seisetsu n=i BTct lg&; T+i s nh6n;E
&ezu tro 0o *ng cho Seisetsu( nhng !h+ng hi lng *@i thi <L c3 thin s; 7Lt
ng,i c= th scng c1 n%& *@i chS j ryo( nhng thWng gi ny !h+ng nh6n <#c c1 &Lt
ti-ng c& Wn;
BTrong 0o <= c= l00 ryo(E &ezu nhgc !ho;
BKnh <I n=i cho t+i 0i-t r)i(E Seisetsu tr1 l,i;
BFi t+i l &Lt thWng gi giu c=( l00 ryo *n l rZt nhiu tin(E &ezu n=i;
BKnh &ucn t+i c& Wn nhzE Seisetsi hfi;
BTh[y nAn l& *6y(E &ezu tr1 l,i;
BT?i so t+i nAn c& WnzE Seisetsu thgc &gc; BNg,i cho nAn c& Wn;E
;
Bnh*
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Seisetsu Nen8o Se!i hy Seisetsu Nen8yo Se!i( (1poo1'kl)( l thin s dng tH& T-(
tJ thin s q!uin 96y & r; Trong th6$ niAn 1'/0( Seisetsu l s trG trM c3 chi
Tenryu ] Nh6t;
hhi vng!u trong truyn ny l &Lt chi tH& T- rZt l@n( * l &Lt dnh l& thgng
c1nh n"i ti-ng ci Nh6t ngy ny; hh:ng t <I n=i <-n chi vng!u trong 0i nh+ng
n@c !h+ng tr%ng * ni c+ hhiyono;
Dc thT l &Lt thPc hnh l@n trong nh 5h6t; hon <,ng D)tt (D) Tt R?o) c= m nhnh
qu s+ng (lGc <L 0l&6t)( t^c l su $hWng cch thPc hnh (Bh?nhE) < <-n gic ngL(
trong <= Dc thT l Bh?nhE <[u tiAnDc thT( trM gi@i( tinh tZn( nhn nhGc( thin <2nh( trT tu;
hho <i ci &Mnh c= l cch <Wng nhiAn nhZt < thPc hnh B*+ ngIE (B!h+ng c= ci t+iE);
B' thM th9 no5 ninh ni& hng( <o?n k *i-t BD) tt <ci *@i $h$ n:n !h=n$ cB chY
trT " &" @ic (' thM( gOi l chQng trG nWi sgc < 0c thT( chQng trG thnh hWng *2 b:c
$h$ < 0c thT; Ny Tu0)<( D) tt nAn nh th- & 0c thT( chQng trG nWi t@ng; 9M c@
soz N-u D)tt 0c thT chQng trG t@ng thM $h@c <^c !h+ng th ngh{ l,ng;E
hHu ny c= nhiu t[ng tri-t ls rZt sHu b( tuy nhiAn n=i gi1n d2 theo cch scng hng ngy
c3 ch:ng t thM cHu ny c= th hiu l 0c thT & chQng c[u gM c1( chQng < <#c thZy tAn
&Mnh trong dnh sch (sgc)( hy nghe <#c tAn &Mnh (thnh)( hy ti-ng t%& lJng ly c3
&Mnh (hWng)( hy < n-& *2 *inh qung c3 &Mnh (*2)( hy s, <#c tAn &Mnh !hgc trAn
0i < (b:c)( hy *M 0Zt ! <iu gM trong *| trG ($h$);
Dc thT *@i &Lt tH& hon ton r`ng lYng; Ngy c1 ding <?o $h$ l& ch3 <Tch c3 0c thT
c|ng !h+ng; Ro?n 1k( ninh ni& hng *i-t BN-u D)tt trG nWi $h$ & l& *ic 0c thM
thM gt nh ng,i *o trong tci !h+ng th thZy; N-u Byhtt t6" !h=n$ trT php " hnh
(' thM thM nh ng,i c= &gt l?i thA& nh sng &Yt tr,i chi-u soi( thZy cc th^ hMnh sgc;E
(Nhi ch: Dc thT !h+ng *M &Mnh & *M <?o $h$ thM hy lg& r)i( *n hWn !h+ng; Nhng
0c thT & *#t qu <#c c1 t[ng B*M <?o $h$E ny &@i l chHn ngL c3 D) tt);
Dc thT tP nhiAn nh hTt th]; Dc thT tP nhiAn nh !ht n@c thM ucng n@c & chQng h suy
ngh{ gM; R= &@i l 0c thT h?nh c3 D)tt;
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RWng nhiAn l 0c thT & c[n c& Wn nh &ezu l !h+ng nAn r)i; 9 <Wng nhiAn l
&Lt cHu c& Wn c|ng chQng tcn c+ng gM & thin s Seisetsu l?i !h+ng th n=i &Lt ti-ng
cho *ui *y c1 lng; Nhng( c= l l thin s 0i-t tH& tTnh &ezu * cc tMnh i& lYng <
d?y cho &ezu &Lt 0i hOc * 5h6t $h$;
Nhn$ tRi 3ao thin 3 nBi fN$7i cho n:n c" #ng5
Th( *M 0c thT l h?nh D) tt( & &ucn thPc hnh h?nh ny thM $h1i c= ng,i nh6n; N-u
!h+ng c= ng,i nh6n thM !h+ng th l& *ic 0c thT <#c; 7ng tin r *Zt ngoi s &?c
!h+ng $h1i l 0c thT; hho nAn( ng,i cho $h1i c& Wn ng,i nh6n <I t?o cho &Mnh &Lt
cW hLi < thPc hnh h?nh 0c thT;
hh: s( cHu <[u tiAn thin s n=i !hi &ezu &ng tin *o BTct lg&; T+i s nh6n;E T^c
l( t+i cho ch: cW hLi l& *ic 0c thT;
nh+ng nAn be& <Hy l &Lt cuLc <Zu trnh t t]ng giV hi ng,i( &ezu * thin s(
be& i thgng;
R sc &Oi ng,i trong ch:ng t <u nh &ezu( <u &ucn nghe c& Wn !hi 0c thT
!h+ng nhVng c& Wn & cn $h1i c& Wn trAn rdio( T9( 0o chT( nternet thM &@i h1 d?;
&ezu chQng i b l? hWn l ci t+i c3 &ì ng,i ch:ng t;
Nhng <iu ch:ng t !h+ng 0i-t( * thin s Seisetsu &ucn d?y( l Ng,i cho $h1i c&
Wn ng,i nh6n;
The Gi@er 4hou&, Be Than!fu&
hile Seisetsu ds the &ster o vng!u in n&!ur he required lrger qurters( since
those in dhich he ds teching dere o*ercrodded; &ezu Sei0ei &erchnt o vdo(
decided to donte i*e hundred $ieces o gold clled ryo todrd the construction o
&ore co&&odious school; This &oney he 0rought to the techer;
Seisetsu sid BKll right; dill t!e it;E
&ezu g*e Seisetsu the sc! o gold( 0ut he ds disstisied dith the ttitude o the
techer; ne &ight li*e dhole yer on three ryo( nd the &erchnt hd not e*en 0een
thn!ed or i*e hundred;
Bn tht sc! re i*e hundred ryo(E hinted &ezu;
Bou told &e tht 0eore(E re$lied Seisetsu;
Bv*en i & delthy &erchnt( i*e hundred ryo is lot o &oney(E sid &ezu;
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BFo you dnt &e to thn! you or itzE s!ed Seisetsi;
Bou ought to(E re$lied &ezu;
Bhy should zE inquired Seisetsu; BThe gi*er should 0e thn!ul;E
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-i chac
!!yu( &Lt thin s n"i ti-ng th,i Kshi!g( l con c3 ThiAn hong; nhi thin s cn
nhf( &_ c3 thin s r,i 0f cung <in * *o chi hOc thin; D]i *6y hong ta !!yu
thnh thin sinh; nhi &_ c3 !!yu qu <,i( 0 < l?i cho th[y &Lt l thW( *i-t rng
N]i !!yu
7_ <I bong *ic ] <,i ny * 0Hy gi, &_ tr] l?i *@i 9{nh qng; 7_ &ong con thnh &Lt
thin sinh gifi * s <?t <#c 5h6t tnh; hon s 0i-t l &_ ] trong <2 ngGc hy !h+ng *
&_ c= lu+n ] cing con !h+ng;
N-u con thnh &Lt ng,i hiu <#c rng 5h6t * < ta c3 ngi l D) R R?t 7 l t+i
t@ c3 con( con c= th ngng hOc * <i cû nhHn <L th-; 5h6t gi1ng k' n%& * trong
!ho1ng th,i gin <= thZy chQng $h1i n=i &Lt chV no; hon nAn 0i-t t?i so; Nhng n-u
con !h+ng 0i-t nhng &ucn 0i-t( trnh suy ngh{ *+ Tch;
7_(
nh+ng sinh( !h+ng ch-t;
Ngy 1 thng '
Ti 0:t Nio $h$ c3 5h6t l cct < gic ngL ng,i !hc; N-u con l thuLc *o 0Zt c^
$h$ &+n no( con c|ng chS l &Lt c+n tring dct nt; h= <-n p0 nghMn quy-n sch *
5h6t hOc * n-u con $h1i <Oc h-t cc sch ny & *n !h+ng thZy <#c tnh th6t c3 con(
con s !h+ng hiu <#c l thW ny; RHy l di ch:c c3 &_;
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D) R R?t 7 tJ wn RL sng Trung qucc truyn d?y Thin * <#c be& l T" s sng
l6$ Thin t+ng c3 cc t+ng $hi <?i thJ ngy ny (7hyn);
5h6t * D) R R?t 7 l th[y; Nhng cc *2 th[y ny chS c= &Lt &Gc <ich duy nhZt l
$hGc *G hOc tr( gi:$ hOc tr <gc ngL( cc *2 th[y ny chQng c= &Gc <Tch gM !hc cho
chTnh cc *2( nAn n=i l fEh1t @ By O ORt .a & t=i t cJa conWg
Ng,i thPc sP nh6n th^c <#c <iu ny( thM
1; nh+ng t+n th, 5h6t hy T" s l ng,i gi1i thot &Mnh 0i-t rng chTnh &Mnh $h1i tP
&Mnh gi1i thot &Mnh
/; Thuy-t gS1ng gio $h$ * gi:$ <] th- nhHn *@i thi <L l &Mnh l t+i t@ c3 hO
j; 9 nh th- t^c l <I <?t <#c B*+ ngIE( t^c l <I ngL;
hho nAn l:c ny l l:c c= th ngng hOc < r <,i cû nhHn <L th-;
Eh1t thuy9t $i[n$ xz nI" nhn$ ch{n$ nBi &7i no* Trong ninh R?i Ni-t Dn( tr@c
!hi nh6$ dit( R^c 5h6t n=i !WhQ }/. thQ0ng "h#ng thuy*t <h)<i v <h)< vn v# t)nh
WhQ }/. du g.'ng na. tVt c' <h)< nhQng thQ0ng "h#ng cho na.$ (5hX& uung 7inh
Di-n hhi-u ho u:y R^c 9Wng D) Tt( th^ //);
Ng+n tJ !h+ng 0o gi, chTnh bc < n=i lAn <iu gM; N=i chS l n=i t?&( *M chQng cch
no !hc < truyn <?t t t]ng cho < sc ng,i; 9M *6y( di l 5h6t <I gi1ng thuy-t k'
n%&( nhng !h+ng c= l,i no l tuyt <ci <-n &^c &Oi ng,i c^ !h !h ng& giV n=;
Tiy nghi liu th- & hiu; hho nAn( gi1ng thuy-t nhiu & l?i chQng n=i l,i no l th-;
7ucn <gc ngL( $h1i r,i 0f *%n tP( !h+ng &gc !_t *o ng+n tJ !D WhQ\}/. v ch)nh
g.'. tho)t r0. d/nh tC o (a nn (Oc WhQ\}/. (. v1. tVt c' <h)<A "h#ng chQ1ng ngF.A
"h#ng (Ym\trQ1c m (ng chXn thUt g.'. tho)t$ (ninh R?i Ni-t Dn( 5hX& 9%n TP( th^
1j);
1mm
N-u hiu <iu ny thM tct; N-u !h+ng hiu <#c( thM ftrnh 3uy n$ho @= Mchg( *M <I suy
ngh{ thM $h1i suy ngh{ 0ng *%n tP trong <[u &Mnh( t^c l l?i cng !_t *o *%n tP( !h+ng
thot r <#c;
7_ f!h=n$ 3inh !h=n$ ch9tg 9M &_( c|ng nh tZt c1 &Oi th^ !hc trong *| trG( l &Lt
0iu hin c3 SC ThUtA `hn WhQA WhQ }/.A bhUt tsnhA Dnh HSngi nh s=ng l 0iu hin
c3 <?i dWng; S=ng c= * &Zt( nhng <?i dWng lu+n ] <=; Diu hin $hi du thZy <=
&Zt <=( nhng SP Th6t thM th,ng hng( lu+n ] <=( !h+ng sinh !h+ng dit;
hho nAn lZy ci nhMn 0ng &gt & n=i thM &_ c= sinh c= ta( nhng lZy SP Th6t & n=i thM
&_ l (&Lt $h[n c3) SP Th6t( &_ !h+ng sinh !h+ng ta( B&_ <I bong *ic ] <,i ny *
0Hy gi, &_ tr] l?i *@i 9{nh qng;E
Gio php cqn$ chp & @In te @ &7i nBi( t^c l !h+ng tuyt <ci <#c( * t !h+ng th
&gc !_t *o( chZ$ *o gio $h$; Nio $h$ chS l $h#ng tin gi:$ t qu s+ng; uu
s+ng 0f 0;
Tnh th1t |ch6n tnh} c3 con( c|ng nh c3 &_ * c3 tZt c1 &Oi th^ !hc trong *|
trG( l 5h6t( l SP Th6t( l hhHn Nh( l Nh ti( l 9{nh qng; N-u con !h+ng 0i-t <#c
<iu ny( con chQng hiu <#c &_ n=i gM trong thW;
The ?a3t Gi&& an, Te3ta"ent
!!yu( &ous Zen techer o the Kshi!g er( ds the son o the e&$eror; hen he
ds *ery young( his &other let the $lce nd dent to study Zen in te&$le; n this dy
5rince !!yu lso 0ec&e student; hen this &other $ssed on( she let hi& letter; t
red
To !!yu
h*e inished &y dor! in this lie nd & nod returning into vternity; dish you to
0eco&e good student nd to relize your Duddhnture; ou dill !nod i & in hell
nd dhether & ldys dith you or not;
you 0eco&e &n dho relizes tht the Duddh nd his olloder Dodhidhr& re
your odn ser*nts( you &y le*e o studying nd dor! or hu&nity; The Duddh
$reched or ortynine yers nd in ll tht ti&e ound it not necessry to s$e! one
dord; ou ought to !nod dhy; Dut i you dont nd yet dish to( *oid thin!ing
ruitlessly;
our 7other(
Not 0orn( not ded;
1mo
Se$te&0er irst;
5;S; The teching o Duddh ds &inly or the $ur$ose o enlightening others; you
re de$endent on ny o its &ethods( you re nught 0ut n ignornt insect; There re
p0(000 0oo!s on Duddhis& nd i you should red ll o the& nd still not see your odn
nture( you dill not understnd e*en this letter; This is &y dill nd test&ent;
lk
1mp
Tr 3 @ !m 3t nh6n
Ti!o( &Lt t@ng quHn ] Nh6t *o th,i To!ugd( hOc tr <?o gOi l hhnoyu( *@i tr
s Sen no >i!yu( &Lt *2 th[y * lo?i ngh thu6t din t1 n l?c ny;
h6n t@ng c3 Ti!o l nto be& sP sy &A tr <?o c3 ch3 l 0A tr c+ng *ic qucc gi(
nAn nto quy-t <2nh $h1i gi-t Sen no >i!yu; qgn gi1 *, *i-ng th%& tr s * <#c &,i
*o ucng tr;
Tr s( rZt thnh th?o trong ngh thu6t c3 th[y( li-c &gt qu l 0i-t ngy s <2nh c3 *iAn
*U t@ng( nAn tr s &,i nto < !i-& ] ngoi tr@c !hi *o $hng cho nghi l tr <?o(
gi1i thTch rng tr <?o chTnh l 0iu hin c3 n 0Mnh;
nt !h+ng nghe theo; BT+i l *U t@ng(E hgn n=i; BT+i lu+n lu+n &ng !i-& theo ng,i;
Tr <?o hy !h+ng tr <?o( t+i giV !i-& *@i t+i;E
BR#c; h^ &ng !i-& *o * ucng tr(E Sen no >i!yu 0ng lng;
w& n@c <ng s+i trAn 0-$ thn; RLt nhiAn Sen no >i!yu nghiAng Z& n@c; qWi n@c
0cc bM bo( !h=i * tro 0y <[y $hng; 9iAn *U t@ng gi6t &Mnh ch?y r ngoi;
Tr s bin lì; BR= l lì c3 t+i; 9o l?i * ucng tT tr; ni-& c3 nh 02 dTnh <[y tro( t+i
c= n= <Hy( s chii n= s?ch s * tr1 l?i cho nh;E
Trong th- !_t ny( chng *U t@ng 0i-t l &Mnh !h+ng th gi-t tr s <#c( hgn 0n 0f
lu+n
l
s <2nh <=;
Bnh*
1m'
Theo truyn thuy-t( tr do thin s Nh6t vichu () &ng * tJ Trung qucc( * n%&
p1l vichu dHng tr bnh sench cho ThiAn hong;
R-n th- !. 1/( thin s visi( c|ng tJ Trung qucc *( gi@i thiu cch ding tr 0Lt gOi l
7tch & ngy ny *n cn ding trong nghi l tr <?o; Nghi th^c 7tch ny <#c
ding <[u tiAn trong cc tu *in 5h6t gio;
R-n th- !. 1j( th,i Shogun n&!ur( gi@i *U s{ <?o (S&uri) ng& ton quyn ci tr2
* tr <?o tr] thnh &Lt dZu hiu q:y tLc;
R-n th- !. 1m( &Oi ng,i Nh6t i!yu trong truyn ny(
<#c be& l th[y * tr <?o cho <-n ngy ny; Sen no >i!yu l hOc t c3 T!eno xs(
* i!yu thi-t l6$ cc nguyAn ls c3 tr <?o g)& q ( d)( !Tnh ( !ei)( thnh
( sei)( * t{nh ( 8!u)l cc nguyAn ls *n cn sa dGng trong tr <?o ngy ny;
(Ngu)n di!i$edi);
Tr <?o l &Lt hMnh th^c thin t6$( * cc thin s ucng tr th,ng buyAn; RHy chTnh l
tr thin( t^c l chnh ni& trong thin hOct6$ trung t t]ng *o *ic &Mnh <ng l&(
nh l nZu n@c( &:c tr( !huZy tr( &,i tr( ucng tr\ D]i *6y( trong !hi sa so?n tr(
ch3 * !hch chQng i n=i gM c1( chS t6$ trung t t]ng *o *ic l& tr( * !hi ucng c|ng
rZt Tt n=i; R= l tr thin;
hc thin s th,ng l tr s; 9 d{ nhiAn l !hi quen t{nh lYng thM sP nh6y c1& c3 t
t%ng lAn rZt co; Sen no >i!yu nh6n r tH&
t
s c3 T!o c|ng chQng c= gM <ng ng?c nhiAn;
Riu qun trOng l cch ba sP nh_ nhng l2ch sP c3 Sen no >i!yu l& T!o 0i-t l *2 tr
s ny :t lui l
th#ng sch;
Riu qun trOng !hc nV l tr s cho T!o con <,ng r:t lui trong dnh dP( !h+ng
0=c tr[n
0
s <2nh c3 hgn r nh sng < $ hgn *o <,ng cing;
1o0
(Trn nh Honh bnh)
The Teah.a3ter an, The A33a33in
Ti!o( drrior dho li*ed in x$n 0eore the To!ugd er( studied hhnoyu( te
etiquette( dith Sen no >i!yu( techer o tht estheticl eb$ression o cl&ness nd
content&ent;
Ti!os ttendnt drrior nto inter$reted his su$eriors enthusis& or te etiquette s
negligence o stte irs( so he decided to !ill Sen no >i!yu; qe $retended to &!e
socil cll u$on the te&ster nd ds in*ited to drin! te;
The &ster( dho ds dell s!illed in his rt( sd t glnce the drriors intention( so he
in*ited nto to le*e his sdord outside 0eore entering the roo& or the cere&ony(
eb$lining tht hhnoyu re$resents $eceulness itsel;
nto dould not listen to this; B & drrior(E he sid; B ldys h*e &y sdord dith
&e; hhnoyu or no hhnoyu( h*e &y sdord;E
B9ery dell; Dring your sdord in nd h*e so&e te(E consented Sen no >i!yu;
The !ettle ds 0oiling on the chrcol ire; Suddenly Sen no >i!yu ti$$ed it o*er;
qissing ste& rose( illing the roo& dith s&o!e nd shes; The strtled drrior rn
outside;
The te&ster $ologized; Bt ds &y &ist!e; ho&e 0c! in nd h*e so&e te; h*e
your sdord here co*ered dith shes nd dill clen it nd gi*e it to you;E
n this $redic&ent the drrior relized he could not *ery dell !ill the te&ster( so he
g*e u$ the ide;
ll
1o1
O7n$ th1t
Thin s !!yu (do hO s{ Do!usi)
Tr@c !hi Nin!d qu <,i thin s !!yu <-n th%& +ng; BT+i dn <L cho nh nhzE
!!yu hfi;
Nini!d tr1 l,i BT+i <-n <Hy &Lt &Mnh * t+i <i &Lt &Mnh; Thin s gi:$ t+i <#c gMzE
!!yu n=i BN-u nh ngh{ l nh th6t c= <-n * <i( <= l 1o t]ng c3 nh; R t+i chS cho
nh con <,ng trAn <= chQng c= <-n( chQng c= <i;E
9@i cc l,i gi1ng( !!yu <I chS r con <,ng rU rng <-n nì Nin!d &S& c,i * tJ
tr[n;
Bnh*
!!yu chTnh l ng,i con tri nh6n di ch:c c3 &_ trong 0i Fi hh:c t <I n=i qu;
Ng,i t n=i rng !!yu l con !h+ng chTnh th^c c3 ThiAn hong Nono&tsu;
!!y4 ( !!y4 S8un( 1j'k1kp1) l &Lt thin s * thi s{ l6$ d2 hng <[u trong
l2ch sa Thin t+ng Nh6t D1n; !!yu hOc nhiu th[y( nhng !h+ng thTch chi chin * ci
& !!yu cho l <?o <^c gi1 * sP l,i 0i-ng c3 cc nh s( nAn chS scng lng thng
ngoi <,ng; Tuy *6y !!yu *n c= nhiu 0?n 0 trong gi@i thi c * ngh s{;
!!yu thTch %n ngon( thi c( H& nh?c( * c+ng !hi c tGng tMnh dGc (seb) nh l &Lt $h[n
tP nhiAn c3 <,i scng con ng,i; !!yu c= ng,i yAu l c+ c ! &i 7ori * l& &Lt sc
0i thW * nng; Ng,i t cho rng !!yu l ng,i ed Thred Zen)( &Lt nhnh c3 thin tH& T- chZ$ nh6n tMnh dGc (seb) * cho $h$ cc
s * ni <#c l6$ gi <Mnh;
Fi !!yu thTch n( 1kmo
1koo)( ThiAn hong NoTsuchi&i!do chS <2nh !!y4 l& s trG trM; !!yu 0Zt <gc d{ $h1i
nh6n l,i( * c= c+ng rZt l@n trong *ic g[y dPng chi ny tr] l?i; hh^c *G ny c|ng <Yt
!!yu *o *2 trT truyn nhHn chTnh th^c * qun trOng c3 dng thin tH& T-;
!!yu c= 1nh h,ng rZt l@n trong *%n h= $h" th+ng c3 Nh6t ngy ny; hc try e& be&
!!yu l &Lt nh hing( th,ng buyAn $hA $hn qun ch^c s sIi; h= rZt nhiu sch
truyn * $hi& ho?t ho? try e& n=i * cuLc <,i !!yu;
!!yu c|ng 1nh h]ng nhiu <-n thi c * ngh thu6t Nh6t * g=$ $h[n l@n trong *ic
< Thin *o &Oi lInh *Pc c3 <,i scng Nh6t;
:""yu (R na. g v1. W.n/"/?/H
F{ nhiAn l t !h+ng 0i-t; Tuy nhiAn( !!yu c= < l?i nhiu 0i thin thi( trong <= 0i n"i
ti-ng nhZt l Bhc DL WngE (S!eletons)( t=& tgt nhVng <iu qun trOng < B< l?iE nh
l &Lt di ch:c; h= l <iu gM <= !!yu <I n=i *@i Nin!d c|ng !h+ng ngoi 0i thW
ny; Di thW n=i sHu hWn * cc <i& & &_ c3 !!yu <I < l?i cho !!yu trong ch:c th
nggn ng3i c3 0 nhiu n%& * tr@c( ch^ng tf l l,i &_ <I !h+ng 0o gi, $hi trong
lng !!yu;
hc DL Wng( &Lt tuyt tc *%n chWng( *@i <?o $h$ sHu sgc
Cc (H Q#n$
Ny cc thin sinh( hIy tO thin ch%& chS( * cc 0?n s nh6n r rng tZt c1 &Oi th^ sinh
r trAn <,i ny rct cuLc chS l !h+ng( ! c1 chTnh t * &Yt &|i nguyAn th3y c3 hin
hVu; TZt c1 &Oi th^ <u tJ !h+ng & r; hi !h+ng nguyAn th3y l B5h6tE( * tZt c1 cc
tJ tWng tP !hc 5h6t tTnh( 5h6t *2( 5h6t tH&( Nic NgL( T"( Th#ng <- chS l
nhVng cch din t1 !hc nhu c3 cing &Lt ci !h+ng; qiu si <iu ny thM 0?n s rWi
*o <2 ngGc;
7Lt <A&\ &Lt 0L bWng th1& h?i hin r * n=i nhVng l,i ny
7Lt cWn gi= thu 0u)n r[u
Th"i qu th- gi@i
hf trnh d#n s=ng(
Trong !hi ch:ng t tr+i <-n <[& l[y(
Tr+i r 0in;
t& <#c gM
9@i tH& trT c3 &Lt ng,i
1oj
t r thM nAn sng
Nhng di hgn chong o th[y tu
qgn chS < cuLc <,i *uLt qu hgnz
NZn sng t+i thi-$ <i( * trong &W t+i thZy t+i 02 nhiu 0L bWng 0o *Hy\ 7Lt 0L
bWng <-n g[n t+i * n=i
ns ^c
Df ch?y *
nh+ng cn hin din;
TZt c1 <u l nhVng giZc &W trcng r`ng
hhQng s ngh{ gM;
9i $h?& sP th6t c3 *?n *6t
9 l1& nh1& *
BTh#ng <-E * B5h6tE
ThM 0?n s !h+ng 0o gi, tM& thZy
hon R,ng th6t;
T+i thTch 0L bWng ny\ qgn thZy &Oi sP rZt rU( nh ch:ng l; T+i n& <= *@i ti-ng gi=
giV nhVng hng th+ng thM th[& trong ti * nh tr%ng thu nh1y &: trAn &Yt;
hi gM !h+ng l &Wz Ki s !h+ng !-t th:c l &Lt 0L bWngz hh:ng t hin din nh l
nhVng 0L bWng c= d 0o 0Oc <n +ng <n 0 * &A <g& nhu; Nhng !hi hWi th]
chZ& d^t( d *( sinh ls 0i-n &Zt( * chQng cn co thZ$; DAn d@i l@$ d c3 ng,i &
t <ng +& Z$ *uct *e chQng gM !hc hWn l &Lt 0L bWng !h+; qIy ngh{ <-n <iu <=
co * thZ$( try * gi( <n +ng * <n 0( tZt c1 <u nh nhu; qIy tSnh th^c * <iu h
trOng ny * 0?n s l6$ t^c hiu
t
s ngh{ c3 B!h+ng sinh * !h+ng taE;
N-u cc &1nh <
h= th nhgc nh]
R-n ng,i ch-t(
ThM cc cci giI tr
h= th l &L 0i tct hWn;
hon ng,i th6t sP l nhVng sinh linh <ng s#;
7Lt *[ng tr%ng
Sng * trong
TrAn 0[u tr,i !h+ng &Lt g#n &Hy
96y & ch:ng t lo?ng cho?ng
Trong 0=ng tci c3 th- gi@i;
NhMn ! <i ngng th]( g l@$ d( * tZt c1 &Oi ng,i rct cuLc nhMn nh nhu; nh+ng
c[n 0i-t 0?n scng 0o lHu( !-t qu1 !h+ng thy <"i (! c1 hong <-); 9Zt <i ci s ni& l
1ok
Bt+i hin hVu;E Tro thHn &Mnh cho nhVng <& &Hy tr+i trong gi=( * <Jng &ong scng
&Ii;
Th- gi@i ny
hhS l
7Lt cWn &W thong qu
96y so l?i run s#
TTnh hy 0y 0i-n c3 n=z
uuIng <,i c3 0?n <I <#c <2nh sn * &Oi thf hi$ *@i th[n linh < !o di n= r <u
*+ Tch; qIy t6$ trung tH& trT *o &Lt *Zn < l@n c3 scng * ch-t; R,i scng t6n cing
0ng sP ch-t( <= l <iu hin nhiAn;
hc <Lt 0i-n c3 cuLc <,i
Fi <u nh^c(
F?y ch:ng t
RJng 0& chYt
9o th- gi@i $hi du ny;
T?i so ng,i t
Tcn $hT trng s^c
TrAn 0L bWng ny
nhi n= <I <#c <2nh $h1i 0i-n &Zt
hhQng lu dZu *-tz
ThHn th nguyAn th3y
5h1i tr] *
NWi nguyAn th3y c3 n=
RJng tM&
hi !h+ng tM& <#c;
nh+ng i thPc sP 0i-t
D1n chZt c3 sinh
qoYc nWi ] th6t
hh:ng t tr] * ngu)n
9 tr] thnh ct 0Gi;
Nhiu con <,ng 0gt <[u
TJ chHn n:i
Nhng t?i <Snh n:i
TZt c1 ch:ng t ngg& nhMn
7Lt *[ng tr%ng sng;
N-u t?i cuci cuLc hnh trMnh
nh+ng c= nWi
Kn nghS cuci cing
1ol
ThM ch:ng t !h+ng c[n $h1i s#
t?c <,ng;
nh+ng c= !h]i <[u(
nh+ng c= chZ& d^t
TH& t
Sinh r * ch-t
hi !h+ng c3 !h+ng~
tW <nh
9 tH&
hh?y lo?n b?
ni& sot tH&
9 0?n c= th g?t n= sng &Lt 0An;
7( & <( tuy-t * 0%ng
TZt c1 <u r,i r?c
Nhng !hi rWi bucng
hh:ng tr] thnh &Lt dng n@c
h3 con suci trong lng thung l|ng;
NhVng cch hin lL
hhHn TH& <u !hc nhu
Nhng trong &ì &Lt cch
T c= th thZy
hing &Lt sP th6t thiAng liAng;
qIy lZ$ !Tn con <,ng c3 0?n
Dng l th+ng rGng
R !h+ng i c= th
Di-t <#c
NWi ] th6t c3 0?n;
Th6t *+ Tch
NhVng tng l !h+ng ngJng trAn n:i Tori0e
NhVng ng,i thn !h=c !h+ng nh6n r
qO s l ng,i !- ti-$ hy soz
BhuLc <,i $hi du~E
hh:ng t suy t nhMn c1nh
nh=i 0y trAn n:i Tori0e
Nhng !hi no ch:ng t nh6n r
>ng t <ng ] trAn thuyn hf tngz
TZt c1 chS l hIo huyn~
Sng ny(
1om
7Lt ng,i 0?n !hfe &?nh(
hhiu ny(
9i s#i !h=i hf tng;
TLi nghi$~
nh=i chiu trAn n:i Tori0e
D2 th"i l)ng lLn
T@i lui
9@i gi=;
nhi hf tng
N= thnh tro(
9 thnh <Zt !hi ch+n;
5h1i ch%ng chS c= tLi lì c3 t
t cn s=t l?iz
TZt c1 tLi lì
RI $h?&
Trong 0 th- gi@i ()
S $hi &Zt
hing *@i t+i;
Th- gi@i l *6y <=; NhVng !y !h+ng ng& <#c l *+ th,ng c3 th- gi@i !inh ng?c * s#
thZt th[n *M nhVng thy <"i <=; >Zt Tt ng,i ngy ny !i-& tM& sP th6t c3 5h6t $h$( *
cc tu *in thM trcng r`ng; hc s ngy ny < sc l dct nt * lIng trnh ng)i thin nh
l &Lt $hin $h^c hO l,i 0i-ng thin <2nh( hO t6$ trung *o trng trT chi chin; Thin
tO c3 hO l gi1 t?o( * hO chS &ng &Yt n? cc nh s nhVng chi-c o ching hO &ng
s tr] thnh nhVng 0L o gi$ tr tZn &Lt ngy no <=;
Trong *| trG c3 sinh * ta( st sinh s < *o <2 ngGc( th& l& < <-n ti sinh thnh
& <=i si &A l& ng,i t ti sinh thnh s:c *6t sHn h6n 0i-n ng,i t thnh qu.; TuHn
theo gi@i lu6t * 0?n s ti sinh l ng,i; t& *ic thin * 0?n s lAn hng tr,i; TrAn su
cUi ny cn 0cn cZ$ <L c3 5h6t ta TrT Tu( t"ng cLng l 10 cUi gi@i; Tuy nhiAn( &Lt
Ni& Nic NgL cho thZy tZt c1 cc cUi gi@i ny <u l !h+ng( chQng c= gM giV ch:ng( *
t chQng nAn ghA t]&( s# hIi hy h& &A ch:ng; qin hVu chQng l gM hWn &Lt ln &Hy
&fng trAn 0[u tr,i &Anh &+ng hy 0Ot 0=ng trAn &Yt n@c; nh+ng &Lt ni& no !h]i
sinh trong tH&( nAn !h+ng c= <iu gM <#c t?o sinh; TH& * *6t l &Lt( * l !h+ng( tuyt
<ci chQng nghi ng,;
SP sinh c3 con ng,i c|ng nh la 0c l < la( &_ l hn <( * ti la t=e r l <^
con; ta <#c !h]i sinh tJ cc thnh tc c%n 01n * chy cho <-n !hi h-t nguyAn liu; SP
Hn i giV 0c * &_ t=e r ti scng; 9M 0c &_ !h+ng c= <i& !h]i <[u( nAn hO c|ng ch6$
cho?ng &, r tZt c1 &Oi th^ <-n tJ !h+ng ngu)n c3 &Oi hMnh sgc; qIy tP gi1i thot
&Mnh !hfi hMnh sgc * tr] * *@i nn t1ng !h]i thu. c3 hin hVu; TJ nn t1ng ny( cuLc
<,i <i r( nhng h1y b1 0f lu+n c1
<
s ni& ny;
1oo
hhy tong r
7Lt cHy seri
9 chQng c= <= ho no c1
Nhng gi= buHn
7ng <-n hng lo?t 0+ng ho~
nh+ng c= c[u
Nhng &Hy <i lAn nh_ nhng
R-n t6n thiAn <ng
hhQng c[n $h1i l thuLc *o <iu gM c1
5h6t ThTch h d?y;
5h6t ThTch h thuy-t $h$ trong l0 n%&( * !hi < ta h Fi-$ hfi ngi tinh y-u c3 gio
$h$( 5h6t n=i( BTJ <[u <-n cuci t ch h n=i l,i no(E * < lAn &Lt <= ho; h
Fi-$ &S& c,i * 5h6t tro <= ho cho h Fi-$( * n=i nhVng l,i ny Bhon <I ng&
<#c Fiu TH& c3 hhnh 5h$;E B th[y l sozE h Fi-$ hfi; BN%& &Wi n%& thuy-t
gi1ng c3 th[y(E 5h6t n=i( Bhng &,i gOi con lu+n lu+n( nh l gOi <^ try *o *ng ty
*@i l,i h^ $h[n th]ng;E
R= ho gio $h$ ny !h+ng th din t1 <#c 0ng *6t th(
R
s ni& hy l,i n=i; N=
!h+ng $h1i l *6t chZt hy tH& linh; N= !h+ng $h1i l !i-n th^c; Nio 5h$ c3 ch:ng t
l R= qo c3 7Lt h" e ch] tZt c1 5h6t c3 qu !h^( hin t?i * tWng li; N= &ng
/p t" s wn RL * m t" s Trung qucc n= l nn t1ng nguyAn th3y c3 hin hVu tZt c1
hin hVu; TZt c1 &Oi sP <u !h+ng c= <i& !h]i <[u * nh *6y tZt c1 <u g)& trong n=;
T& c1& qun ()( 0cn &i( t^ <?i (<Zt( n@c( la( gi=)( tZt c1 <u <-n tJ !h+ng( nhng
Tt ng,i nh6n r <iu ny; Ni= l hWi th]( la l ho?t <Lng( n@c l &u !hi bc thHn 02
ch+n hy <ct n= tr] thnh <Zt; Nhng t^ <?i c|ng !h+ng c= !h]i <[u * chQng 0o gi,
tr,ng t)n;
Trong th- gi@i
7Oi th^( chQng trJ gM(
Ru !h+ng th6t
Ngy c1 sP ch-t c|ng l
q 1o;
o t]ng t?o r 1o 1nh l di thHn bc ch-t( linh h)n *n t)n t?i <Hy l &Lt l[& lì l@n;
Ng,i gic ngL n=i rng c1 thHn bc * linh h)n tn 0i-n *@i nhu; B5h6tE l !h+ng( *
tr,i * <Zt tr] * *@i nn t1ng nguyAn th3y c3 hin hVu; T+i <I g?t qu &Lt 0An p0 ngn
quy-n !inh * g]i <-n cc 0?n tinh t:y trong quyn nggn ny; N= s &ng n l?c <-n *@i
cc 0?n;
9i-t <iu gM
R l?i
h|ng l?i l &Lt lo?i &W nV
nhi t+i tSnh th^c t+i 0i-t rng
S chQng c= i <Oc n=;
1op
Thin 3 2!!yu
TrVn Onh Konh ,Nch tC ti9n$ Anh
TH ch- thschc
() D th- gi@i (t& gi@i) l dGc gi@i (th- gi@i c3 h& &ucn)( sgc gi@i (th- gi@i c3 hMnh
sgc)( *+ sgc gi@i (th- gi@i *+ hMnh);
() T& gic qun <Hy l ng| qun c3 cW th sgc( thnh( hWng( *2( b:c * j c1&
qun * s
q
s th^c( &?tn th^c( l?id th^c;
4!e&eton3
Students( sit ernestly in zzen( nd you dill relize tht e*erything 0orn in this dorld is
ulti&tely e&$ty( including onesel nd the originl ce o ebistence; Kll things indeed
e&erge out o e&$tiness; The originl or&lessness is the BDuddh(E nd ll other si&ilr
ter&s Duddhnture( Duddhhood( Duddh&ind( Kd!ened ne( 5trirch( Nod
re &erely dierent eb$ress ions or the s&e e&$tiness; 7isunderstnd this nd you
dill end u$ in hell;
ne night ; ; ; $itiul loo!ing s!eleton $$ered nd sid these dords
K &elncholy utu&n dind
Dlods through the dorld
The $&$s grss d*es(
Ks de drit to the &oor(
Frit to the se;
ht cn 0e done
ith the &ind o &n
Tht should 0e cler
Dut though he is dressed u$ in &on!s ro0e(
xust lets lie $ss hi& 0yz
Todrd ddn dozed o( nd in &y dre& ound &ysel surrounded 0y grou$ o
s!eletons ; ; ; ; ne s!eleton c&e o*er to &e nd sid
7e&ories
Clee nd
Kre no &ore;
Kll re e&$ty dre&s
Fe*oid o &ening;
9iolte the relity o things
Knd 000le 0out
BNodE nd Bthe DuddhE
1o'
Knd you dill ne*er ind
the true y;
li!ed this s!eleton ; ; ; ; qe sd things clerly( 8ust s they re; ly there dith the dind
in the $ines dhis$ering in &y ers nd the utu&n &oonlight dncing cross &y ce;
ht is not dre&z ho dill not end u$ s s!eletonz e $$er s s!eletons co*ered
dith s!in &le nd e&le nd lust ter ech other; hen the 0reth eb$ires(
though( the s!in ru$tures( seb dis$$ers( nd there is no &ore high or lod; nderneth
the s!in o the $erson de ondle nd cress right nod is nothing &ore thn set o 0re
0ones; Thin! 0out it high nd lod( young nd old( &le nd e&le( ll re the s&e;
Kd!en to this one gret &tter nd you dill i&&editely co&$rehend the &ening o
Bun0orn nd undying;E
chun!s o roc!
hn ser*e s &e&ento
To the ded(
K 0etter hedstone
ould 0e si&$le te&ortr;
qu&ns re indeed rightul 0eings;
K single &oon
Dright nd cler
n n unclouded s!y
et still de stu&0le
n the dorlds dr!ness;
q*e good loo! sto$ the 0reth( $eel o the s!in( nd e*ery0ody ends u$ loo!ing the
s&e; No &tter hod long you li*e the result is not lterede*en or e&$erors; hst o
the notion tht B ebist;E vntrust yoursel to the dind0lodn clouds( nd do not dish to
li*e or e*er;
This dorld
s 0ut
K leeting dre&
So dhy 0e lr&ed
Kt its e*nescencez
our s$n o lie is set nd entreties to the gods to lengthen it re to no *il; nee$ your
&ind ibed on the one gret &tter o lie nd deth; tie ends in deth( thts the dy
things re;
The *gries o lie
Though $inul(
Tech us
1p0
Not to cling
To this loting dorld;
hy do $eo$le
t*ish decortion
n this set o 0ones
Festined to dis$$er
ithout trcez
The originl 0ody
7ust return to
ts originl $lce
Fo not serch
Cor dht cnnot 0e ound;
No one relly !nods
The nture o 0irth
Nor the true ddelling $lce
e return to the source(
Knd turn to dust;
7ny $ths led ro&
The oot o the &ountin
Dut t the $e!
e ll gze t the
Single 0right &oon;
t the end o our 8ourney
There is no inl
>esting $lce
Then de need not er
tosing our dy;
No 0eginning(
No end
ur &ind
s 0orn nd dies
The e&$tiness o e&$tiness~
tet u$
Knd the &ind
>uns dild
hontrol the &ind
Knd you cn cst it side;
1p1
>in( hil( snod( nd ice
Kll se$rte
Dut dhen they ll
They 0eco&e the s&e dter
the *lley stre&;
The dys o $rocli&ing
The 7ind ll *ry
Dut the s&e he*enly truth
hn 0e seen
n ech nd e*ery one;
ho*er your $th
ith llen $ine needles
So no one dill 0e 0le
To locte your
True ddelling $lce;
qod *in
The endless unerls t the
hre&tion grounds o 7ount Tori0e
Font the &ourners relize
Tht they dill 0e nebtz
Btie is leeting~E
e thin! t the sight
s&o!ing driting ro& 7ount Tori0e
Dut dhen dill de relize
Tht de re in the 0otz
Kll is *in~
This &orning(
K helthy riend
This e*ening(
K dis$ o cre&tion s&o!e;
ht $ity~
v*ening s&o!e ro& 7ount Tori0e
Dlodn *iolently
To nd ro
Dy the dind;
hen 0urned
t 0eco&es shes(
Knd the erth dhen 0uried;
1p/
s it only our sins
Tht re&in 0ehindz
Kll the sins
ho&&itted
n the Three orlds
ill de dy
Together dith &e;
This is hod the dorld is; Those dho h*e not grs$ed the dorlds i&$er&nence re
stonished nd terriied 0y such chnge; Ced tody see! Duddhist truth( nd the
&onsteries re lrgely e&$ty; 5riests nod re &ostly ignornt nd shun zzen s
0other they re derelict in their &edittion( concentrting on decorting their te&$les;
Their zzen is sh&( nd they re &erely &squerding s &on!s the ro0es they s$ort
dill 0eco&e the he*y cots o torture so&edy;
ithin the cos&os o 0irth nd deth( the t!ing o lie leds to hell greed leds to
re0irth s hungry ghost ignornce cuses one to 0e re0orn s n ni&l nger turns one
into de&on; Collod the $rece$ts nd you dill ttin re0irth s hu&n 0eing; Fo good
deeds nd you scent to the le*el o the gods; K0o*e these sib rel&s there re our le*els
o the ise Duddhists( ltogether ten rel&s o ebistence; qode*er( ne Thought o
vnlighten&ent re*els the& to 0e or&less( dith nothing in 0etdeen( nd not to 0e
lothed( ered( or desired; vbistence is $ercei*ed s 0eing nothing &ore thn dis$y
cloud in the *st s!y or o& on the dter; No thoughts rise in the &ind( so no ele&ents
re creted; 7ind nd o08ects re one nd e&$ty( 0eyond ny dou0ts;
qu&n 0irth is li!e ire the ther is the lint( the &other the stone( nd the resulting
s$r! is the child; The ire is ignited dith the 0se ele&ents nd 0urns until it ebhusts the
uel; The lo*e&!ing 0etdeen the ther nd &other $roduces the s$r! o lie; Since the
$rents re dithout 0eginning( they too lic!er out ll things e&erge ro& e&$tiness
the source o e*ery or&; Cree yoursel ro& or&s nd return to the originl ground o
0eing; Cro& this ground( lie issues orth( 0ut let go o this too;
Dre! o$en
K cherry tree
Knd there re no loders
Dut the s$ring 0reeze
Drings orth &yrid 0losso&s~
ithout 0ridge
hlouds cli&0 eortlessly
To he*en
No need to rely on
Knything Not& Duddh tught;
1pj
Not& Duddh $rocli&ed the Fhr& or ity yers( nd dhen his disci$le nshy$
s!ed hi& or the !ey to his teching( Duddh sid( BCro& 0eginning to end h*e not
$rocli&ed single dord(E nd held u$ loder; nshy$ s&iled nd Duddh g*e hi&
the loder( sying these dords Bou $osses the ondrous &ind o the True td;E
Bht do you &enzE s!ed nshy$; B7y ity yers o $reching(E Duddh told hi&(
Bhs 0een 0ec!oning to you ll the dhile( 8ust li!e ttrcting child into ones r&s dith
the $ro&ise o redrd;E
This loder o the Fhr& cnnot 0e descri0ed in $hysicl( &entl or *er0l ter&s; t is
not &teril or s$iritul; t is not intellectul !nodledge; ur Fhr& is the Cloder o the
ne 9ehicle crrying ll the Duddhs o the $st( $resent( nd uture; t holds the tdenty
eight ndin nd sib hhinese $trirchs it is the originl ground o 0eing ll there is; Kll
things re dithout 0eginning nd re thus llinclusi*e; The eight senses( the our
sesons( the our gret ele&ents (erth( dter( ire( dind)( ll originte in e&$tiness( 0ut
ed relize it; ind is 0reth( ire is ni&tion( dter is 0lood dhen the 0ody is 0uried
or 0urned it 0eco&es erth; et these ele&ents too re dithout 0eginning nd ne*er
0ide;
n this dorld(
Kll things( dithout ebce$tion(
Kre unrel
Feth itsel is
Kn illusion;
Felusion &!es it $$er tht though the 0ody dies( the soul endures this is gr*e
error; The enlightened declre tht 0oth 0ody nd soul $erish together; BDuddhE is
e&$tiness( nd he*en nd erth return to the originl ground o 0eing; *e set side the
eighty thousnd 0oo!s o scri$ture nd gi*en you the essence is this sli& *olu&e; This
dill 0ring you gret 0liss;
riting so&ething
To le*e 0ehind
s yet nother !ind o dre&
hen d!e !nod tht
There dill 0e no one to red it;
ien .a3ter 2!!yu
lohn 4te@en3 tran3&ate, fro" lapane3e
(Trn (nh Honh dch v bnh)
The True Eath
1pk
xust 0eore Nin!d $ssed dy the Zen &ster !!yu *isited hi&; BShll led you
onzE !!yu s!ed;
Nin!d re$lied B c&e here lone nd go lone; ht hel$ could you 0e to &ezE
!!yu nsdered B you thin! you relly co&e nd go( tht is your delusion; tet &e shod
you the $th on dhich there is no co&ing nd going;E
ith his dords( !!yu hd re*eled the $th so clerly tht Nin!d s&iled nd $ssed
dy;
lm
1pl
C\a thi:n n$
7Lt chi-n 0inh tAn No0ushige <-n gY$ q!uin( * hfi Bh= thiAn <ng * <2 ngGc
!h+ngzE
BKnh l izE q!uin hfi;
BT+i l &Lt hi$ s{ <?o(E ng,i chi-n 0inh tr1 l,i;
BKnh( chi-n s{~E q!uin !Au lAn; B9u ch: no ding nh l& c6n *z 7Yt nh nhMn nh
&Yt %n &y;E
No0ushige qu gi6n * 0gt <[u r:t !i-& r( nhng q!uin ti-$ tGc BKnh c|ng c= !i-&
nV~ ni-& c3 nh chgc l qu cin < chYt <[u t+i;E
Trong !hi Noshi0ughe r:t !i-& q!uin n=i BRHy ca <2 ngGc <ng &];E
Nghe nhVng l,i ny( chng hi$ s{ <?o nh6n r ! lu6t c3 thin s( 0f !i-& l?i *o 0o
* g6$ ng,i cho;
BRHy ca thiAn <ng <ng &](E q!uin n=i;
Bnh*
q!uin l thin s 96y c3 t+ng tH& T- & t <I nhgc <-n tr@c <Hy;
Trong < sc truyn thcng tH& linh * tri-t ls( thiAn <ng * hf ngGc ] trong tH& t;
Nhng < sc tTn <) l?i c^ ngh{ <= l hi nWi <Hu <= ] &Lt th- gi@i 0An ngoi; hho nAn !hi
hO <ng ] trong <2 ngGc hO !h+ng 0i-t hO <ng ] trong <2 ngGc; 9 hO tcn $hT c1 <,i
ch?y <u"i theo &Lt 1o 1nh c3 thiAn <ng <Hu <=;
ninh 5h$ h: &] <[u
1pm
Tm dxn (u c)c <h)<A
Tm lm ch2A tm tFo|
W*u v1. tm # nh.zmA
Wa. ln h/y hnh (TngA
Ih nRo bQ1c th;o >/uA
i
Tm dxn (u c)c <h)<A
Tm lm ch2A tm tFoA
W*u v1. tm th/nh tnhA
Wa. ln h/y hnh (TngA
Kn lFc bQ1c th;o >/ui
Thnh !inh ThiAn ch: gio *i-t t[n nO( cc th[y lu6t 5hrisees hfi !hi no thM N@c
ThiAn Rng (N@c hh:) s <-n( hh: NiAsu tr1 l,i BN@c ThiAn Rng !h+ng <-n *@i
sP qun st cXn th6n c3 cc 0?n( * ng,i t s !h+ng n=i( N= ] <Hy( hy N= <ng
!i( *M N@c ThiAn Rng ] trong 0?n;E tu!e 1o/0/1;
The Gate3 of Eara,i3e
K soldier n&ed No0ushige c&e to q!uin( nd s!ed Bs there relly $rdise nd
hellzE
Bho re youzE inquired q!uin;
B & s&uri(E the drrior re$lied;
Bou( soldier~E ebcli&ed q!uin; Bht !ind o ruler dould h*e you s his gurdz
our ce loo!s li!e tht o 0eggr;E
No0ushige 0ec&e so ngry tht he 0egn to drd his sdord( 0ut q!uin continued BSo
you h*e sdord~ our de$on is $ro00ly &uch too dull to cut o &y hed;E
Ks No0ushige dred his sdord q!uin re&r!ed Bqere o$en the gtes o hell~E
Kt these dords the s&uri( $ercei*ing the &sters disci$line( shethed his sdord nd
0oded;
Bqere o$en the gtes o $rdise(E sid q!uin;
lo
1po
Brt =n$ Eh1t
7Lt thWng gi &ng l0 cuLn 0+ng gn trAn *i( ngJng < trnh ngng d@i &i &Lt c%n
chi trong <= <^ng &Lt t#ng 5h6t l@n 0ng <; >)i nh t ng3 thi-$ <i( * !hi nh tSnh
d6y hng h= c3 nh <I 0i-n &Zt; Knh l6$ t^c trMnh 0o *@i c1nh st;
7Lt qun t tAn o! &] cuLc <iu tr; Bhhgc +ng 5h6t < ny %n trL&(E qun t !-t
lu6n; Brng t l r l $h1i lo lgng cho &Oi ng,i( nhng <I !h+ng l& trn nhi& *G; Dgt
hgn;E
h1nh st 0gt t#ng 5h6t < * !hiAng t#ng * t; 7Lt <& <+ng )n o ch?y theo t#ng(
t & &ucn 0i-t qun t s r hMnh $h?t th- no;
nhi o! r ng)i gh- ba( +ng &gng <& <+ng )n o; BuuT *2 c= quyn gM & r tr@c
t c,i gin th- nyz uuT *2 !hinh th,ng t n * <ng 02 $h?t *? * $h?t ti;E
7Oi ng,i l6t <6t bin lì; BT+i s $h1i $h?t tin quT *2(E qun t n=i( Bnhng t+i s 0f
qu n-u &ì ng,i &ng <-n cho t &Lt cuLn 0+ng gn trong *ng 0 ngy; Ng,i no
!h+ng l& s 02 0gt;E
7Lt trong nhVng cuLn 0+ng &Oi ng,i nL$ <#c ng,i thWng gi nh6n r ngy l cuLn
0+ng c3 nh t( nh, <= tM& r ng,i %n trL& ngy; Ng,i thWng gi tM& l?i <#c hng
h=( * t tr1 cc cuLn 0+ng l?i cho &Oi ng,i;
;
Bnh*
1pp
T#ng 5h6t < chS l cGc < *+ tri( chQng c= quyn n%ng gM hWn &Lt cGc <; uun t
ba t#ng < nh th[n thnh( chS l &Lt $hWng cch < gi:$ ng,i;
T#ng 5h6t trong chi hy trong nh t c|ng chS l t#ng *+ tri; hh:ng t cung !Tnh *@i
t#ng( thPc r l < ch:ng t tP gi:$ ch:ng t; T#ng chQng l& gM c1;
Ng,i tct thM ding t#ng < gi:$ ng,i; Ng,i bZu c|ng c= th gi1 *o Bquyn n%ngE
c3 t#ng < lJ lOc ng,i;
hhTnh *M con ng,i th,ng quAn &Zt hh: 5h6t trong tH& &Mnh( & hy t+n th, cc
t#ng g` t#ng <( nAn 1l00 tr@c c+ng nguyAn( trong 7,i Riu >%n c3 hPu @c(
<iu r%n th^ / c= cHu Bhc ngWi !h+ng <#c l& cho &Mnh &Lt hMnh t#ng no( di theo
hMnh dng c3 0Zt ! <iu gM trAn tr,i hy d@i <Zt hy d@i <?i dWng;E vbodus /0k;
(Ngy ny cc chi $hi Tin tnh 5rotestntis& *n cn tuHn theo <iu r%n ny( nhng
cc chi $hi !hc c3 ThiAn hh: Nio thM <I d_$ 0f n= c1 hWn nghMn n%&);
7Lt cHu chuyn thin rZt $h" 0i-n l truyn Rn q thin s (oj'p/k) chy t#ng 5h6t
g`
7Lt l[n !hc !hi Rn q thin s gh l?i &Lt thin *in( *M tr,i l?nh nAn +ng lZy $ho
t#ng 5h6t trAn chnh <in bucng <ct < s]i Z&; S trG trM trch +ng 0Zt !Tnh *@i &Lt
$ho t#ng thiAng liAng( thM +ng tr1 l,i rng +ng <ct < lZy b l#i( *2 s t]ng +ng ng,
nghch( 0n c,i & hfi *Yn l?i +ng l& so tM& <#c b l#i trong $ho t#ng g`( Rn h
0n c,i to & rng BTh- so s l?i trch t <ct g`zE
Arre3tin$ the 4tone Bu,,ha
K &erchnt 0ering ity rolls o cotton goods on his shoulders sto$$ed to rest ro& the
het o the dy 0eneth shelter dhere lrge stone Duddh ds stnding; There he ell
slee$( nd dhen he do!e his goods hd dis$$ered; qe i&&editely re$orted the
&tter to the $olice;
K 8udge n&ed o! o$ened court to in*estigte; BTht stone Duddh &ust h*e stolen
the goods(E concluded the 8udge; Bqe is su$$osed to cre or the delre o the $eo$le(
0ut he hs iled to $eror& his holy duty; Krrest hi&;E
The $olice rrested the stone Duddh nd crried it into the court; K noisy crodd
olloded the sttue( curious to lern dht !ind o sentence the 8udge ds 0out to i&$ose;
hen o! $$ered on the 0ench he re0u!ed the 0oisterous udience; Bht right
h*e you $eo$le to $$er 0eore the court lughing nd 8o!ing in this &nnerz ou re
in conte&$t o court nd su08ect to ine nd i&$rison&ent;E
1p'
The $eo$le hstened to $ologize; B shll h*e to i&$ose ine on you(E sid the 8udge(
B0ut dill re&it it $ro*ided ech one o you 0rings one roll o cotton goods to the court
dithin three dys; Knyone iling to do this dill 0e rrested;E
ne o the rolls o cloth dhich the $eo$le 0rought ds quic!ly recognized 0y the
&erchnt s his odn( nd thus the thie ds esily disco*ered; The &erchnt reco*ered
his goods( nd the cotton rolls dere returned to the $eo$le;
lp
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Chi9n (inh cJa nh6n &oRi
h= l[n &Lt s <on quHn <Li Nh6t t6$ tr6n( * &Lt sc s{ quHn thZy c[n $h1i l6$ 0L chS
huy trong thin *in c3 Nsn;
G/>/n @#>;". (745\7&)
Nsn 01o <[u 0-$ Bhho cc s{ qun cc &=n <Wn gi1n nh ch:ng t %n;E
hc s{ qun t^c gi6n( 0]i *M hO quen <#c u <Ii; 7Lt s{ qun <-n gY$ Nsn * n=i
Brng ngh{ ch:ng t+i l iz hh:ng t+i l chi-n 0inh( hy sinh &?ng scng cho t" qucc; T?i
so +ng !h+ng <ci ba *@i ch:ng t+i tWng b^ngzE
Nsn tr1 l,i c^ng rgn BKnh ngh{ ch:ng t+i l iz hh:ng t+i l chi-n 0inh c3 nhHn lo?i(
nhg& *o cû *@t tZt c1 &Oi sinh linh;E
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Bnh*
Nsn x+se!i (1/om1jmm) l &Lt thin s qun trOng c3 dng thin To RLng (Soto);
Nsn <[u tiAn hOc ThiAn Thi T+ng( nhng su !hi gY$ thin s To RLng neizn ]
nyoto( Nsn theo l& < ta c3 neizn; Tuy nhiAn neizn c= g]i Nsn <-n hOc *@i cc
thin s !hc( <Yc 0it l thin s tH& T- ny++ nry+( tr@c !hi truyn ch^c cho Nsn;
9 su Nsn l s trG trM th^ hi c3 chi S+8i8i( trong k0 n%&( * su <= l s trG trM th^
t c3 chi +!+8i trong &Lt th,i gin nggn; Nsn <=ng &Lt *i qun trOng trong *ic
$ht trin dng thin To RLng t?i Nh6t;
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ThPc r thM cc s{ qun !h+ng nAn %n cW& c3 dHn nh th-( *M !hi <nh tr6n th6t !h+ng
c= i nZu %n sn cho %n; t r &ucn t6$ tr6n tct thM $h1i l& y nh th6t( l $h1i tP lo *ic
%n ucng;
Thi <L cc s{ qun ny cho thZy <Hy l &Lt nh=& qun 0inh hcng hch chuyAn h hi-$
dHn; hhTnh *M *6y & Nsn( di l2ch sP *@i hO( *n $h1i giV thi <L c^ng rgn;
hHu tr1 l,i c3 Nsn Bhh:ng t+i l chi-n 0inh c3 nhHn lo?i( nhg& *o cû *@t tZt c1
&Oi sinh linh(E chS c= *2 th[y <I <?t <?o &@i n=i <#c th-( *M <?t <?o r)i &@i thZy <#c
rng <iu &Mnh <I tr1i nghi& * liu ngL thM qun trOng cho &Oi ng,i trAn th- gi@i <-n
th- no;
NhVng ng,i ng@ ngXn th,ng ngh{ rng s sIi chQng s1n buZt gM cho bI hLi * chS l
gnh nYng cho bI hLi *M scng nh, c:ng d,ng c3 ng,i !hc; S sIi ch ng& <#c <?o
c|ng !h+ng th thZy * tin *o *i tr qun trOng c3 &Mnh cho th- gi@i; hhS c= cc 06c
chHn tu &@i thZy <#c <iu <=( * &@i <3 tP tin < n=i n= r;
4o&,ier3 of Ku"anity
nce di*ision o the x$nese r&y ds engged in sh& 0ttle( nd so&e o the
oicers ound it necessry to &!e their hedqurters in Nsns te&$le;
Nsn told his coo! Btet the oicers h*e only the s&e si&$le re de et;E
This &de the r&y &en ngry( s they dre used to *ery deerentil tret&ent; ne c&e
to Nsn nd sid Bho do you thin! de rez e re soldiers( scriicing our li*es or
our country; hy dont you tret us ccordinglyzE
Nsn nsdered sternly Bho do you thin! de rez e re soldiers o hu&nity( i&ing
to s*e ll sentient 0eings;E
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Zen!i( con tri c3 &Lt ng,i hi$ s{ <?o( <-n vdo * <#c nh6n *o l& h[u c6n cho
&Lt qun ch^c l@n; Zen!i yAu *# *iAn qun ny * 02 !h& $h; R tP 01o *( Zen!i
gi-t *iAn qun; >)i 0f trcn cing *@i *# +ng t;
h1 hi su <= tr] thnh %n trL&; Nhng ng,i <n 0 qu th& l& <-n nì Zen!i d[n
d[n ghA t]& 0 t; huci cing( Zen!i r,i 0 t * <i th6t b( <-n thnh $hc Duzen( nWi
Zen!i tr] thnh &Lt *2 s !hZt thPc;
R chuLc l?i tLi lì qu !h^( Zen!i quy-t <2nh l& &Lt *ic thin no <= trong <,i; Di-t
c= &Lt con <,ng nguy hi& 0%ng qu <Snh n:i l& nhiu ng,i ch-t * &ng thWng
t6t( Zen!i quy-t <2nh <o &Lt <,ng h[& buyAn n:i t?i <=;
Dn ngy !hZt thPc( 0n <A& Zen!i <o <,ng h[&; Su j0 n%&( <,ng h[& di //p0
eet (m'l &)( co /0 eet (m(1&)( * rLng j0 eet ('(1l&);
qi n%& tr@c ngy hon thnh( ng,i con tri c3 *2 qun Zen!i <I gi-t( ny l &Lt
!i-& s{ ti gifi( tM& r <#c Zen!i * <-n < gi-t thin s tr1 thi ch;
BT+i s tMnh nguyn tro &?ng cho c6u(E Zen!i n=i; BhhS < t+i l& bong *ic ny <I;
Ngy no bong( c6u c= th gi-t t+i;E
96y c6u con <#i ngy <= <-n; 9i thng tr+i qu * Zendi *n ti-$ tGc <o; h6u con
chn ng)i !h+ng chQng l& gM * 0gt <[u $hG Zen!i <o; nhi <I gi:$ Zen!i <#c &Lt
n%&( c6u con 0gt <[u ngng &L s chT * tTnh cch c3 Zendi;
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huci cing <,ng h[& hon thnh * &Oi ng,i c= th ding n= * <i l?i n ton;
BDHy gi, chYt <[u t+i <i(E Zendi n=i; B9ic c3 t+i <I bong;E
Bt& so t+i chYt <[u c3 th[y c3 t+i <#czE c6u tri try hfi *@i <+i &gt <& l;
Bnh*
R) t 0u+ng <o thnh 5h6t;
N-u 0?n ch c@$ *# gi-t ch)ng( thM 0?n *n cn nhiu hy *Ong; qIy *Vng tin *o 5h6t
tnh ti& tng trong &Mnh;
N-u 0?n <I Bb= s"E &Lt ng,i *M bZu b tLi lì gM <=( hIy ngh{ <-n 5h6t tnh ti& tng
trong ng,i <=; N-u 0?n ngh{ l ng,i <= !h+ng c= 5h6t tnh( thM 0?n c|ng !h+ng c=
5h6t tnh;
TH& 5h6t tP nhiAn chuyn h= tH& sHn;
Trong !hi <o <,ng h[& < gi:$ ng,i <i tJ 0An ny n:i qu 0An !i n:i( Zen!i c|ng
gi:$ <L chng !i-& s{ try <i tJ 0An ny 0, <-n 0An !i 0, c3 ging s+ng sHn h6n <u
!h";
The Tunne&
Zen!i( the son o s&uri( 8ourneyed to vdo nd there 0ec&e the retiner o high
oicil; qe ell in lo*e dith the oicils die nd ds disco*ered; n seldeence( he
sled the oicil; Then he rn dy dith the die;
Doth o the& lter 0ec&e thie*es; Dut the do&n ds so greedy tht Zen!i gred
disgusted; Cinlly( le*ing her( he 8ourneyed r dy to the $ro*ince o Duzen( dhere he
0ec&e dndering &endicnt;
To tone or his $st( Zen!i resol*ed to cco&$lish so&e good deed in his lieti&e;
nnoding o dngerous rod o*er cli tht hd cused deth nd in8ury to &ny
$ersons( he resol*ed to cut tunnel through the &ountin there;
Degging ood in the dyti&e( Zen!i dor!ed t night digging his tunnel; hen thirty
yers hd gone 0y( the tunnel ds /(/p0 eet long( /0 eet high( nd j0 eet dide;
Tdo yers 0eore the dor! ds co&$leted( the son o the oicil he hd slin( dho ds
s!illul sdords&n( ound Zen!i out nd c&e to !ill hi& in re*enge;
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B dill gi*ed you &y lie dillingly(E sid Zen!i; Bnly let &e inish this dor!; n the
dy it is co&$leted( then you &y !ill &e;E
So the son dited the dy; Se*erl &onths $ssed nd Zen!i !e$t digging; The son
gred tired o doing nothing nd 0egn to hel$ dith the digging; Kter he hd hel$ed or
&ore thn yer( he c&e to d&ire Zen!is strong dill nd chrcter;
Kt lst the tunnel ds co&$leted nd the $eo$le could use it nd tr*el sely;
BNod cut o &y hed(E sid Zen!i; B7y dor! is done;E
Bqod cn cut o &y odn techers hedzE s!ed the younger &n dith ters in his
eyes;
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Gu,o @ Thi:n hon$
ThiAn hong Noyozei hOc Thin *@i Nudo; ThiAn hong hfi BTrong Thin( tH& ny l
5h6t; 5h1i !h+ngz
Th.n hong Go\P3;.
Nudo tr1 l,i BN-u 0[n t%ng n=i <:ng( hong th#ng s ngh{ l hong th#ng hiu trong
!hi !h+ng hiu; N-u 0[n t%ng n=i si( 0[n t%ng c= th n=i ng#c l?i *@i <iu hong
th#ng <I hiu rZt rU;E
7Lt h+& !hc ThiAn hong hfi Nudo BNg,i gic ngL <i <Hu !hi ch-tzE
Nudo tr1 l,i BD[n t%ng !h+ng 0i-t;E
BT?i so th[y !h+ng 0i-tzE ThiAn hong hfi;
BT?i *M 0[n t%ng ch ch-t(E Nudo tr1 l,i;
ThiAn hong ng?i hfi thA& * nhVng <iu & trT =c ThiAn hong !h+ng hiu n"i; NAn
Nudo *` ty bucng sn nh l < <nh th^c ThiAn hong( * ThiAn hong gic ngL~
Su !hi gic ngL ThiAn hong cng t+n trOng Thin * s gi Nudo hWn tr@c( ngy c1
cho $h$ Nudo <Li &| trong cung trong &i <+ng; nhi Nudo qu p0 tu"i( thin s
th,ng ng3 gGc trong !hi gi1ng 0i( * ThiAn hong chS lYng l lui sng $hng !hc <
ng,i th[y yAu qus h]ng <#c giZc nghS cW th gi lIo c3 th[y <i hfi;
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Bnh*
hc thin s cho hOc tr cHu hfi( nhng !h+ng cho cHu tr1 l,i; Ng,i hOc tr $h1i tP
tM& r cHu tr1 l,i 0ng trPc nghi& (!h+ng $h1i 0ng <Oc sch hy nghe ng,i !hc); 9
!hi cc cHu tr1 l,i <-n( <= l l:c gic ngL;
Thin s !h+ng 0o gi, <on (0ng ls lu6n) chuyn &Mnh !h+ng 0i-t <#c 0ng trPc
nghi&( nh l !hi ch-t thM <i <Hu;
(Ngo?i trJ &Lt cHu tr1 l,i i trong ch:ng t c|ng thZy <#c( l !hi t ch-t t tn rI *o *|
trG( & cc thin s n=i l Btr] * *@i nh+ngE nh s=ng tn *o 0in; e& 0i thW hc
DL Wng c3 thin s !!yu);
Nic ngL bong cng trOng Thin * th[y *M l:c <= &@i 0i-t <#c Thin sHu <-n <Hu(
th[y sHu <-n <Hu * &Mnh chS &@i <-n <Hu; hh gic ngL thM ch thZy <#c cc <iu
ny;
Gu,o an, the ]"peror
The e&$eror Noyozei ds studying Zen under Nudo; qe inquired Bn Zen this *ery &ind
is Duddh; s this correctzE
Nudo nsdered B sy yes( you dill thin! tht you understnd dithout understnding;
sy no( dould 0e contrdicting ct dhich you &y understnd quite dell;E
n nother dy the e&$eror s!ed Nudo Bhere does the enlightened &n go dhen he
dieszE
Nudo nsdered B !nod not;E
Bhy dont you !nodzE s!ed the e&$eror;
BDecuse h*e not died yet(E re$lied Nudo;
The e&$eror hesitted to inquire urther 0out these things his &ind could not grs$; So
Nudo 0et the loor dith his hnd s i to d!en hi&( nd the e&$eror ds enlightened~
The e&$eror res$ected Zen nd old Nudo &ore thn e*er ter his enlighten&ent( nd he
e*en $er&itted Nudo to der his ht in the $lce in dinter; hen Nudo ds o*er eighty
he used to ll slee$ in the &idst o his lecture( nd the e&$eror dould quietly retire to
nother roo& so his 0elo*ed techer &ight en8oy the rest his ging 0ody required;
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Tron$ (n tay Nnh "nh
7Lt qi$ S{ R?o th#ng thJ tAn No0ung quy-t <2nh tZn c+ng quHn <2ch di quHn sc
c3 +ng chS 0ng &Lt $h[n &,i sc quHn 0An <2ch; rng 0i-t rng +ng s thgng( nhng
quHn c3 +ng thM rZt nghi ng?i;
TrAn <,ng <i +ng gh *o &Lt <n th, Th[n <?o * n=i *@i lTnh c3 c3 +ng BSu !hi
t *i-ng <n t s thXy <)ng 0?c cgc; N-u l <[u( ch:ng t s thgng n-u l <u+i( ch:ng t
thu; R2nh &nh ng& ch:ng t trong ty ngi;E
No0ung *o <n th, * c[u nguyn th[& lYng; >)i +ng 0@c r * thXy <)ng 0?c; R[u
hin r; tTnh c3 +ng h%ng chi-n <Zu <-n &^c hO thgng tr6n chi-n th6t d dng;
Bnh+ng i c= th thy <"i 0n ty <2nh &nh(E ng,i h[u c6n c3 No0ung n=i *@i +ng
su cuLc chi-n;
BR:ng *6y( !h+ng i c= th(E No0unhg n=i( cho nh h[u c6n thZy <)ng 0?c cgc *@i c1
hi &Yt <u l B<[uE;
Bnh*
TZt c1 cc hMnh th^c l 0i th[n thnh chung qui c|ng chS l cc hin t#ng tH& ls cho
con ng,i; R2nh &nh c3 t n& trong s chT c3 t( di t 0i-t <iu <= hy !h+ng;
ninh 5h$ h: &] <[u BTH& dn <[u cc $h$( tH& l& ch3( tH& t?o;E
(Trn nh Honh bnh)
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2n the Kan,3 of -e3tiny
K gret x$nese drrior n&ed No0ung decided to ttc! the ene&y lthough he hd
only onetenth the nu&0er o &en the o$$osition co&&nded; qe !ned tht he dould
din( 0ut his soldiers dere in dou0t;
n the dy he sto$$ed t Shinto shrine nd told his &en BKter *isit the shrine dill
toss coin; heds co&es( de dill din i tils( de dill lose; Festiny holds us in her
hnd;E
No0ung entered the shrine nd oered silent $ryer; qe c&e orth nd tossed coin;
qeds $$ered; qis soldiers dere so eger to ight tht they don their 0ttle esily;
BNo one cn chnge the hnd o destiny(E his ttendnt told hi& ter the 0ttle;
Bndeed not(E sid No0ung( shoding coin dhich hd 0een dou0led( dith heds cing
either dy;
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7Lt ngy nO Nsn gi1ng cho cc < ta BNhVng ng,i !huyAn !h+ng st sinh * &ucn
th &?ng cho &Oi sinh linh <u <:ng; D1o * ngy c1 th: *6t * c+n tring l <iu thin;
Nhng nhVng ng,i gi-t th,i gin thM so( hy nhVng ng,i
h3y ho?i ti s1n( * nhVng ng,i $h ho?i nn !inh t- chTnh tr2z hh:ng t !h+ng 0f qu
<#c; qWn nV( ng,i thuy-t gi1ng & !h+ng gic ngL thM soz qgn <ng gi-t 5h6t
$h$;E
Bnh*
RHy l trnh nhi& c3 ng,i 5h6t ta tr@c nhVng *Zn < liAn h <-n bI hLi &Mnh <ng
scng; RHy l cHu tr1 l,i rU rng nhZt cho nhVng ng,i ngh{ rng $h6t $h$ chS l < cho
cc 0 gi ng)i gU &U tGng !inh trong nh( * !h+ng qun tH& gM <-n &Oi 0Zt c+ng $h
ho?i <ng b1y r trong bI hLi c3 t( * nhVng ng,i ngho !h" y-u <uci * c+ th- qunh
t;
ninh 5h$ h:( <o?n 1pj( t=& tgt l,i tZt c1 ch 5h6t <u d?y Bnh+ng l& <iu c( l&
<iu lnh( * giV tH& thnh t2nh;E
nh+ng l& cc <iu c l !h+ng nh:ng ty *o $ 0^c( 0Zt c+ng( th& nh|ng( $h ho?i
5h6t $h$;
Nhng thZy $ 0^c( 0Zt c+ng( th& nh|ng( $h ho?i 5h6t $h$ tr@c &gt( thM Bl& <iu
thinE !h+ng $h1i l chcng cc hnh <Lng ny 0ng cc cch trong t[& ty &Mnh hy
soz t r c|ng n=i lAn &Lt cHu( d?y ng,i nh &Lt ti-ng; nh+ng th scng nh l B!h+ng
nghe( !h+ng thZy( !h+ng 0i-tE <#c;
Riu !in duy nhZt < ci c thgng ton th- gi@i l ng,i thin chQng l& gM c1;
(Trn nh Honh bnh)
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Ai&&in$
Nsn instructed his dherents one dy BThose dho s$e! ginst !illing nd dho desire
to s$re the li*es o ll conscious 0eings re right; t is good to $rotect e*en ni&ls nd
insects; Dut dht 0out those $ersons dho !ill ti&e( dht 0out those dho re destroying
delth( nd those dho destroy $oliticl econo&yz e should not o*erloo! the&;
Curther&ore( dht o the one dho $reches dithout enlighten&entz qe is !illing
Duddhis&;E
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.y h=i cJa Aa3an
nsn <#c &,i ch3 trM tng l cho &Lt *2 lInh ch: <[u tSnh;
nsn ch 0o gi, gY$ gi@i lInh ch: * quT tLc tr@c <=( nAn thin s rZt h)i hL$; nhi
0u"i l 0gt <[u( nsn <" &) h+i;
Su <=( !hi )i nsn tJ ch^c * thnh hOc tr c3 &Lt thin s !hc;
T& n%& su( <I gic ngL( nsn tr] * *@i cc < ta c|;
Bnh*
7ucn 0i-t nLi lPc &Mnh <-n <Hu thM c|ng !h+ng !h=( n-u &Mnh < s <-n chTnh &Mnh &Lt
tT( * thnh th6t *@i chTnh &Mnh;
hc hin t#ng <-n *@i &Mnh ngoi s &ucn( ngoi s th^c( &Mnh !h+ng c1n <#c( * !hi
n= <I <-n &Mnh c|ng !h+ng h= gi1i s@& <#c\ <= l cc dZu hiu nLi lPc &Mnh cn
y-u; Trong 0i ny thM h)i hL$ <" &) h+i( th+ng th,ng nhZt l n"i gi6n( h,n gi6n( chu
cht( ghen tWng( 0u)n 0Pc\ hoYc qu *ui s@ng <-n &^c nh1y c]n lAn( hy <-n &^c %n
n=i !iAu c%ng\ hoYc n=i dci *M thi-u tP tin hy *M gin dci\ NLi lPc &Mnh cng co thM
&Mnh cng !h= 02 rWi *o cc tr?ng thi tH& ls ny;
(hh: s hc hin t#ng tH& ls t Bcc tMnhE t?o r thM l?i !hc; 9T dG( th[y gi1 *, n=ng
gi6n l lci <^ hOc tr);
N-u t ng)i yAn * tP BnhMnE &Mnh &Lt *i giHy l nh6n r ngy tr?ng thi tH& ls c3
&Mnh; Nhng rZt nhiu ng,i hon ton 02 cucn h:t *o trong tr?ng thi tH& ls c3 hO &
!h+ng th ngng *i giHy < tP BnhMnE &Mnh( cho nAn hO !h+ng 0o gi, nh6n r hO <ng
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th- no( * c1 <,i !h+ng 0o gi, 0i-t <#c nLi lPc c3 hO y-u <-n &^c no; RHy l si &A
sc &Lt cho < sc ng,i trAn th- gi@i;
ThZy <#c nLi lPc c3 &Mnh y-u r)i( &Mnh c= d& chZ$ nh6n sP th6t <= *@i chTnh &Mnh
!h+ng; 7Mnh c= <3 cn <1& * thnh th6t *@i chTnh &Mnh < n=i *@i chTnh &Mnh BR:ng
l nLi lPc &Mnh cn y-u; ts r &Mnh !h+ng nAn 02 n= 1nh h]ng; DHy gi, &Mnh $h1i tM&
cch <Xy n= r !hfi &Mnh;E
RXy n= <i <#c !h+ng( <Xy nhnh hy ch6&( l tiy theo nLi lPc c3 &Mnh * *Zn < &Mnh
<ng gY$ $h1i; nh+ng $h1i l lu+n lu+n d; Nhng cc ggng hoi thM c|ng c= !-t qu1 tJ tJ;
R+i !hi chS *i ti-ng <)ng h)( <+i !hi $h1i tcn *i n%& cc ggng;
R= l <ci *@i chTnh &Mnh( cn <ci *@i ng,i ngoi( &Mnh c= cn <1& th: nh6n * tJ
ch^c nh nsn !h+ngz nh+ng $h1i y-u !& no c|ng c[n $h1i th: nh6n c+ng cLng *
<i tJ ch^c( n-u th- thM th- gin chQng cn i < l& th[y; Th[y c|ng chS l hOc tr co
cZ$( c|ng c= nhVng y-u !& hng th[y;
Nhng trong tr]ng h#$ ny thM <:ng l nLi lPc nsn rZt y-ugY$ ng,i quyn qus
trong !hung c1nh tct cho &Mnh (!h+ng $h1i l thT sinh <i dP thi) & <" &) h+i( thM <:ng
l nLi lPc qu y-u < l& th[y;
Nhng <= chS l chuyn th,ng; hhuyn <ng n=i l nsn thZy <#c nLi lPc y-u !&
c3 &Mnh( tJ ch^c( * bin l& hOc tr c3 ng,i !hc; Ng,i l& <#c th- thM ti& n%ng
nLi lPc cPc ! l@n;
Aa3an 4beat
nsn ds s!ed to oicite t the unerl o $ro*incil lord;
qe hd ne*er &et lords nd no0les 0eore so he ds ner*ous; hen the cere&ony strted(
nsn sdet;
Kterdrds( dhen he hd returned( he gthered his $u$ils together; nsn conessed tht
he ds not yet quliied to 0e techer or he lc!ed the s&eness o 0ering in the dorld
o &e tht he $ossessed in the secluded te&$le; Then nsn resigned nd 0ec&e
$u$il o nother &ster; vight yers lter he returned to his or&er $u$ils( enlightened;
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TrC "a
7Lt ng,i *# try 02 0nh * g[n ch-t; Bv& yAu nh qu(E nng n=i *@i ch)ng( Bv&
!h+ng &ucn r,i nh; RJng 0f e& & theo &Lt ng,i <n 0 no !hc; N-u nh theo
ng,i !hc( e& s l& & tr] * * hnh nh &Ii;E
Su <= !h+ng lHu ng,i *# qu <,i; Knh ch)ng giV l,i @c cuci cing c3 *# <#c j
thng <[u( nhng nh gY$ &Lt ng,i $hG nV !hc * yAu c+; qO <Tnh h+n < chuXn 02 !-t
h+n;
Ngy su !hi <Tnh h+n &Lt con & hin r hng <A& *@i nh ch)ng( $hn nn l nh
!h+ng giV l,i h^; hon & ny l?i rZt tinh !h+n; Nng t 0i-t n=i cho nh ch)ng 0i-t
chuyn gM <I b1y r giV nh ch)ng * c+ ng,i yAu &@i; nhi no nh t cho h+n thA &Lt
&=n qu( con & c|ng t1 <#c tJng chi ti-t c3 &=n qu; hon & cn l6$ l?i cc cuLc
n=i chuyn( * *ic ny l& nh ch)ng 0^c b:c <-n nì !h+ng ng3 <#c; h= ng,i
!huyAn nh ! sP *ic cho &Lt thin s ] g[n lng; huci cing( tuyt *Ong qu( nh chng
tLi nghi$ ny <nh <-n gY$ thin s nh, gi:$ <];
BD *# c| c3 nh thnh & * 0i-t &Oi chuyn nh 0i-t(E thin s 0n lu6n; BDZt c^ <iu
gM nh l& hy n=i( 0Zt c^ ci gM nh tYng ng,i yAu( 0 Zy 0i-t; D Zy $h1i l &Lt con &
rZt !h+n ngon; Th6t l nh nAn c1& $hGc &Lt con & nh *6y; t[n t@i !hi 0 Zy hin r(
nh <iu <Mnh *@i 0 Zy; N=i *@i 0 Zy rng 0 Zy 0i-t qu nhiu * nh !h+ng th dZu 0
Zy <iu gM( * n-u 0 Zy c= th tr1 l,i &Lt cHu hfi c3 nh( nh h^ l s h3y 0f h+n @c
* scng <Lc thHn;E
BT+i $h1i hfi cHu hfi nozE nh ch)ng thgc &gc;
Thin s tr1 l,i BDcc &Lt ng& <6u nnh * hfi 0 Zy c= 0o nhiAu h?t <6u nnh trong
ty nh; N-u 0 Zy !h+ng tr1 l,i <#c( thM 0 Zy chS l &Lt hMnh 1nh c3 =c t]ng t#ng
c3 nh * nh s !h+ng cn rgc rci nV;E
Ngy h+& su( !hi con & hin r( nh ch)ng n2nh * n=i 0 0i-t h-t &Oi sP;
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BR:ng *6y(E con & n=i( B* t+i 0i-t nh <-n gY$ thin s h+& ny;E
B9 *M 0 0i-t qu nhiu(E nh ch)ng yAu c[u( Bn=i cho t+i 0i-t t+i <ng ng& 0o nhiAu
h?t <6u nnh trong 0n ty ny~E
hhQng cn con & no nV < tr1 l,i;
;
Bnh*
Th[n thnh & qu. l do tH& t $h=ng r ch^ chQng $h1i ] ngoi t@i; hh: s cHu <[u tiAn
thin s n=i BD *# c| c3 nh thnh & * 0i-t &Oi chuyn anh (i9tg; T^c l( chuyn
gM & nh !h+ng 0i-t c= th l 0 t !h+ng 0i-t;
in <Oc Dgt +ng 5h6t < * Trong 0n ty <2nh &nh;
Th- thM( th[n thnh & qu. l &Lt hin t#ng tH& ls hy &Lt hin t#ng tH& linhz
nhi hfi cHu ny c= ngh{ l t <I ng[& n=i rng tH& ls * tH& linh l hi *ic !hc nhu;
Nhng( n-u 0?n c[u nguyn cing 5h6t D uun & < <#c lnh 0nh( * 0?n <#c lnh
0nh thM <= l tH& ls hy tH& linhz
N-u 0?n l ng,i <#c chV lnh <=( c= l l 0?n s n=i BT+i !h+ng c[n 0i-t <= l tH& ls
hy tH& linh hy 0cbzy; T+i chS 0i-t l t+i <I c[u nguyn * t+i <I <#c lnh;E
hho nAn rZt nhiu !hi !h+ng c[n thi-t $h1i tch r,i tH& ls * tH& linh; Ng,i t c= th
n=i BR= chS l tH& ls c3 riAng nhE; 9 c= th nghe cHu tr1 l,i Bh= th *6y( nhng
chTnh 5h6t D uun & gi:$ t+i c= <#c tH& l
c
s <=;E
RHy l cct t3y c3 t+n gio * tH& linh c1 nghMn n%& ny( * c= l l c1 nghMn n%& nV;
9M *6y( ch:ng t nAn theo gi1i $h$ thPc t- thM hWn !Ih. m/ pu hnh t/ th t/ <h'. trB
m/A nhQ trong truy+n ny Ih. thn th)nh ca thu g.-< ngQ0. nhQ trong !eYt #ng bhUt
()$ h/y !Trong bn t/y (nh m+nh$ th t/ nn pu
(
q trdng thn th)nh th hXn$ 9 gi1i
$h$ ny c= th hiu l gi1i $h$ tH& ls( hy gi1i $h$ tH& linh( <u <:ng;
The 4u(~u$ation of a Gho3t
K young die ell sic! nd ds 0out to die; B lo*e you so &uch(E she told her hus0nd(
B do not dnt to le*e you; Fo not go ro& &e to ny other do&n; you do( dill
return s ghost nd cuse you endless trou0le;E
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Soon the die $ssed dy; The hus0nd res$ected her lst dish or the irst three
&onths( 0ut then he &et nother do&n nd ell in lo*e dith her; They 0ec&e engged
to 0e &rried;
&&editely ter the engge&ent ghost $$ered e*ery night to the &n( 0l&ing hi&
or not !ee$ing his $ro&ise; The ghost ds cle*er too; She told hi& ebctly dht hs
trns$ired 0etdeen hi&sel nd his ned sdeethert; hene*er he g*e his incee
$resent( the ghost dould descri0e it in detil; She dould e*en re$et con*erstions( nd it
so nnoyed the &n tht he could not slee$; So&eone d*ised hi& to t!e his $ro0le& to
Zen &ster dho li*ed close to the *illge; Kt length( in des$ir( the $oor &n dent to
hi& or hel$;
Bour or&er die 0ec&e ghost nd !nods e*erything you do(E co&&ented the
&ster; Bhte*er you do or sy( dhte*er you gi*e you 0elo*ed( she !nods; She &ust
0e *ery dise ghost; >elly you should d&ire such ghost; The nebt ti&e she $$ers(
0rgin dith her; Tell her tht she !nods so &uch you cn hide nothing ro& her( nd
tht i she dill nsder you one question( you $ro&ise to 0re! your engge&ent nd
re&in single;E
Bht is the question &ust s! herzE inquired the &n;
The &ster re$lied BT!e lrge hndul o soy 0ens nd s! her ebctly hod &ny
0ens you hold in your hnd; she cnnot tell you( you dill !nod she is only ig&ent
o your i&gintion nd dill trou0le you no longer;E
The nebt night( dhen the ghost $$ered the &n lttered her nd told her tht she !ned
e*erything;
Bndeed(E re$lied the ghost( Bnd !nod you dent to see tht Zen &ster tody;E
BKnd since you !nod so &uch(E de&nded the &n( Btell &e hod &ny 0ens hold in
this hnd~E
There ds no longer ny ghost to nsder the question;
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BVy con cJa Thi:n hon$
&o! Tesshu l th[y c3 ThiAn hong; &o! cn l &Lt !i-& s * l &Lt thin
s thH& h6u;
Nh c3 thin s l nWi ] c3 nhVng ng,i lng thng; Thin s chS c= &Lt 0L <)( *M
nhVng ng,i ny l& thin s ngho &Ii;
ThiAn hong( thZy o thin s <I s,n rch qu( cho thin s tin < &u o &@i; t[n t@i
thin s <-n( +ng l?i &ng ci o c|;
B96y 0L o &@i <Hu r)i( &o!zE ThiAn hong hfi;
BT+i &u o qu[n cho <& con c3 0 h? r)i(E &o! gi1i thTch;
Bnh*
TZt c1 th[n dHn trong n@c <u <#c be& l con ci c3 ThiAn hong;
Thin s ngho *M nu+i ng,i ngho l chuyn th,ng; hhuyn th: *2 ] <Hy l
&o! l g?ch nci th,ng trPc giV ng,i co nhZt n@c * nhVng ng,i ngho nhZt
n@c( &Lt g?ch nci rZt chgcscng *@i ng,i ngho hng ngy( * d?y *u th,ng
buyAn; Th- gin c= 0o nhiAu ng,i l& <#c g?ch nci <=z
9 th- gin c= 0o nhiAu *u( 0o nhiAu lInh <?o( th+ng thi <3 < giV <#c &Lt g?ch
nci nh *6y *@i &Mnhz
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Chi&,ren of Ki3 .a~e3ty
&o! Tesshu ds tutor o the e&$eror; qe ds lso &ster o encing nd
$roound student o Zen;
qis ho&e ds the 0ode o *g0onds; qe hs 0ut one suit o clothes( or they !e$t hi&
ldys $oor;
The e&$eror( o0ser*ing hod dorn his gr&ents dere( g*e &o! so&e &oney to 0uy
ned ones; The nebt ti&e &o! $$ered he dore the s&e old outit;
Bht 0ec&e o the ned clothes( &o!zE s!ed the e&$eror;
B $ro*ided clothes or the children o our 78esty(E eb$lined &o!;
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Con &" $ @1y ThVy nBi $ @1y
Th,i tHn ti-n ny c= rZt nhiu l1& nh1& *+ ngh{ * th[y * tr( * *ic tr thJ !- gio
$h$ c3 th[y( cho th[y quyn chuyn gio $h$ <-n < ta tin cXn; F{ nhiAn l Thin nAn
<#c chuyn ty cch ny( tJ tH& <-n tH&( * !hi b b1y r nh th-; & lYng * !hiA&
tcn tr2 *M( thy *M chuyAn nghi$ * <i hfi; Ng,i ti-$ nh6n gio $h$ cch <= dZu
chuyn <= trong lng <+i !hi c1 /0 n%&; hho <-n !hi c= &Lt ng,i !hc( do chTnh nhu
c[u c3 nh t( !h& $h r l c= &Lt s $hG ngy 0An c?nh &Mnh( l:c <= *ic gio $h$
<I <#c thJ !- &@i c= ng,i 0i-t( * ngy c1 nhVng l:c <=( cHu chuyn b1y r &Lt cch
tP nhiAn * gio $h$ ton quyn tP <2nh <,ng <i c3 n=; nh+ng 0o gi, &Lt ng,i th[y
tuyAn 0c BT+i l truyn nhHn c3 *2ny*2nO;E NhVng tuyAn 0c nh *6y chTnh l 0ng
ch^ng ng#c l?i;
Thin s 7unn chS c= &Lt truyn nhHn; TAn c3 nh t l Sho8u; Su !hi Sho8u <I hon
tZt Thin hOc( 7unn gOi Sho8u *o $hng; BTh[y gi r)i(E 7unn n=i( B* theo th[y
0i-t( Sho8u( con l ng,i duy nhZt s ti-$ tGc gnh *c gio $h$ ny; RHy l &Lt quyn
sch; N= <I <#c truyn ty tJ s $hG <-n s $hG c1 o <,i; Th[y c|ng <I thA& nhiu
<i& *o <=( theo hiu 0i-t c3 th[y; uuy-n sch rZt c= gi tr2( * th[y tro n= l?i cho con
l& 0iu t#ng cho sP thJ !- c3 con;E
BN-u quy-n sch qun trOng nh *6y( th[y nAn giV n=(E Sho8u tr1 l,i; Bhon <I nh6n
Thin c3 th[y !h+ng tJ ngV * con hi lng *@i n= nh *6y;E
BTh[y 0i-t *6y(E 7unn n=i; BFi *6y thM quyn cch ny c|ng <I <#c c1 o <,i s $hG
&ng n=( *6y con c= th giV n= nh l &Lt 0iu t#ng l con <I ti-$ nh6n gio $h$; RHy
n;E
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t:c <= hi ng,i <ng n=i chuyn tr@c &Lt l thn; Ngy !hi quyn sch *J ch?& ty(
Sho8u n& n= ngy *o <cng thn hJng hPc; Sho8u chQng th thi-t gM <-n *ic s] hVu;
7unn( ng,i ch 0o gi, n"i gi6n tr@c <=( l Bhon l& gM *6y~E
Sho8u l l?i BTh[y n=i gM *6y~E
Bnh*
Sho8u l thin s Sho8u >o8in( th[y c3 thin s 96y q!uin;
Fi q!uin chS hOc *@i Sho8u t& thng( q!uin lu+n lu+n be& Sho8u l *2 th[y chTnh
c3 &Mnh; Sho8u l &Lt *2 th[y cPc ! <i hfi( ch]i &gng l lci q!uin th,ng buyAn
< th:c q!uin <-n gic ngL;
Sho8u n=i *@i th[y 7unn Bhon <I nh6n Thin c3 th[y !h+ng tJ ngVE; 96y c= ngh{
l ti-n trMnh huZn luyn c3 7unn cho Sho8u chQng l thuLc *o !inh sch( * c= l l l
thuLc nhiu *o thin <2nh < qun cc c+ng n (*M <Hy l cch huZn luyn chTnh c3
q!uin cho dng thin tH& T- su ny);
Th- c= ngh{ l !h+ng c[n sch;
Nhng !h+ng c[n thM c|ng c^ giV n= nh l 0iu t#ng c3 !- *2( &gc gM & $h1i Bn&
sch *o &Yt th[yE * ngng nhiAn b= 0f truyn thcng c3 c1 o <,i t" s c3 &+n $hiz
9ic ny c= l qun trOng hWn l *ic c[n <Oc sch hy !h+ng( hoYc Sho8u c= nhZ& &Lt
lTt s!A tr@c <= !h+ng;
Truyn thcng thJ !- chS truyn l?i cho &Lt ng,inh l ng,i duy nhZt c= <#c gio
$h$l& cho gio $h$ !h+ng $ht trin <#c( c^ nh l &Lt cHy & tZt c1 cc cnh <u
02 chYt 0f * lu+n lu+n chS chJ &Lt cnh; hHy <= c|ng s o uLt & ch-t; RHy l &Lt ci
h?i c[n d_$ 0f;
q!uin ! l?i l,i Sho8u !Th.En t#ng c2/ ch-ng t/ bYt (u ,ung dc vo cu. (0. W/m
Tng *n (0. ].nhA v.+c truyEn hdc (R rX. ,ung (VtA t.u t)n dn Wgy n/yA c). cgn
lF. ch l thuc (Tc thUt y WhUt WhQng vUy m cfng chwng (Qmc nh.Eu Ò nhQ l tm
>/o trn tr0. g.^/ b/n ngy `gn c)c conA mVy thSng m th. th/ trdc (uA mVy thSng
nhac (n (Tn r)ch rQ1.A ch-ng my chQ/ (F< nhSm Th.En ng/y c' trong mTng$
h= l chTnh *M *6y & c[n c1i t" chTnh sch( !h+ng th g?t 0f nhHn ti <#c( c[n $h1i
chZ& d^t ch- <L truyn gio $h$ cho chS &Lt ng,i;
q!uin scng tJ 1mpm <-n1om'; Sho8u c|ng chS s@& hWn q!uin *i &Wi n%&; h1 1(000
n%& tr@c <=( lGc t" qu N%ng ( mjpo1j) ] Trung qucc <I 0Ii 0f tGc l truyn y 0t cho
truyn nhHn (*M *6y & thin t+ng !h+ng c= t" no su t" th^ su);
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Su Sho8u( q!uin d?y c1 nghMn hOc tr( * ch^ng nh6n cho hWn p0 hOc tr l truyn
nhHn chTnh th^c (* tZt c1 &Oi thin s tH& T- Nh6t D1n ngy ny l tJ q!uin & r);
Sho8u 0f tGc l <=( ngy tr@c &Yt th[y( ngy giHy $h:t <#c !- *2( *M Sho8u yAu th[y
* thnh th6t *@i th[y( !h+ng n g?t th[y l chQng c= gM b1y r c1( <#i <-n !hi th[y ch-t
&@i lo c1i t";
9 $h1i l& ch@$ nhong nh th-( n-u !h+ng thM s !_t *@i tMnh c1& sHu <6& c3 th[y
*@i quyn sch ou -oin$ Ghat Are >ou 4ayin$
n &odern ti&es gret del o nonsense is tl!ed 0out &sters nd disci$les( nd 0out
the inheritnce o &sters teching 0y *orite $u$ils( entitling the& to $ss the truth
on to their dherents; course Zen should 0e i&$rted in this dy( ro& hert to hert(
nd in the $st it ds relly cco&$lished; Silence nd hu&ility reigned rther thn
$roession nd ssertion; The one dho recei*ed such teching !e$t the &tter hidden
e*en ter tdenty yers; Not until nother disco*ered through his odn need tht rel
&ster ds t hnd ds it lerned tht the teching hd 0een i&$rted( nd e*en then the
occsion rose quite nturlly nd the teching &de its dy in its odn right; nder no
circu&stnce did the techer e*en cli& B & the successor o Sondso;E Such cli&
dould $ro*e quite the contrry;
The Zen &ster 7unn hd only one successor; qis n&e ds Sho8u; Kter Sho8u hd
co&$leted his study o Zen( 7unn clled hi& into his roo&; B & getting old(E he sid(
Bnd s r s !nod( Sho8u( you re the only one dho dill crry on this teching; qere is
0oo!; t hs 0een $ssed dodn ro& &ster to &ster or se*en genertions; h*e lso
dded &ny $oints ccording to &y understnding; The 0oo! is *ery *lu0le( nd &
gi*ing it to you to re$resent your successorhi$;E
B the 0oo! is such n i&$ortnt thing( you hd 0etter !ee$ it(E Sho8u re$lied; B recei*ed
your Zen dithout driting nd & stisied dith it s it is;E
B !nod tht(E sid 7unn; Bv*en so( this dor! hs 0een crried ro& &ster to &ster
or se*en genertions( so you &y !ee$ it s sy&0ol o h*ing recei*ed the teching;
qere;E
They h$$ened to 0e tl!ing 0eore 0rzier; The instnt Sho8u elt the 0oo! in his hnds
he thrust it into the l&ing cols; qe hd no lust or $ossessions;
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7unn( dho ne*er hd 0een ngry 0eore( yelled Bht re you doing~E
Sho8u shouted 0c! Bht re you sying~E
mo
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.Ht n't Thin
Su !hi n!u *i-ng th%& ThiAn hong( thin s 0i-n &Zt * chQng i 0i-t <#c t+ng
tTch;
n!u l ng,i Nh6t <[u tiAn hOc Thin ] Trung qucc( nhng *M thin s chQng tf lL &Lt
tT gM( ngo?i trJ &Lt nct nh?c( ng,i t !h+ng h nh@ <-n thin s nh l ng,i <I &ng
Thin *o n@c Nh6t;
n!u *i-ng th%& Trung qucc * hOc <#c gio $h$ chHn th6t; Thin s !h+ng <i b
nhiu !hi ] Trung qucc; Thin s scng trong &Lt g=c n:i hyo lnh( thin <2nh th,ng
buyAn; nhi no c= ng,i tM& thZy thin s * bin thin s d?y( thin s n=i *i chV( r)i di
chuyn <-n &Lt g=c n:i !hc nWi ng,i t !h= tM& thZy hWn;
nhi n!u tr] * Nh6t( ThiAn hong nghe * thin s * hfi thin s gi1ng Thin < soi
sng cho ThiAn hong * qu[n th[n;
n!u <^ng t{nh lYng tr@c ThiAn hong; >)i thin s lZy &Lt cng so tJ trong *?t o( *
th"i &Lt nct nggn; h:i cho l <L( thin s <i &Zt;
Bnh*
7Lt ti-ng so nggn *ng lAn tJ trong t{nh lYng( r)i 0i-t &Zt *o t{nh lYng;
7Lt thong $hi du <-n tJ nh+ng( r)i 0i-n &Zt *o nh+ng;
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8ne Note of ien
Kter n!u *isited the e&$eror he dis$$ered nd no one !ned dht 0ec&e o hi&;
qe ds the irst x$nese to study Zen in hhin( 0ut since he shoded nothing o it( s*e
one note( he is not re&e&0ered or h*ing 0rought Zen into his country;
n!u *isited hhin nd cce$ted the true teching; qe did not tr*el dhile he ds there;
7editting constntly( he li*ed on re&ote $rt o &ountin; hene*er $eo$le ound
hi& nd s!ed hi& to $rech he dould sy ed dords nd then &o*e to nother $rt o
the &ountin dhere he could 0e ound less esily;
The e&$eror herd 0out n!u dhen he returned to x$n nd s!ed hi& to $rech Zen
or his ediiction nd tht o his su08ects;
n!u stood 0eore the e&$eror in silence; qe then $roduced lute ro& the olds o his
ro0e( nd 0led one short note; Doding $olitely( he dis$$ered;
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n tHi
Ngy nO c= trGc trYc gM <= & *ic nZu %n tci cho thin s To RLng Cugi * cc < ta
02 tr; Ng,i <[u 0-$ hZ$ tZ$ c[& li hi ch?y r *,n cgt &Lt &@ ru( 0%& nhf( r)i
nZu cnh( !h+ng 0i-t l *M *Li *ng & nh t <I 0%& lu+n &Lt $h[n c3 con rgn 02 cgt
trong *,n;
hc < ta c3 Cugi ngh{ l hO ch 0o gi, <#c %n cnh ngon nh *6y; Nhng !hi
thin s thZy &Lt <[u rgn trong chn c3 &Mnh( thin s gOi <[u 0-$ lAn; Bhi gM <HyzE
giW co <[u rgn;
B( d?( c& Wn th[y(E ng,i <[u 0-$ tr1 l,i( lZy <[u rgn * %n n= rZt nhnh;
Bnh*
Tu s{ $h1i %n chy( !h+ng <#c %n th2t; 7Oi ng,i <I 02 $h gi@i %n cnh rgn; Nhng hO
!h+ng 0i-t; nh+ng 0i-t thM !h+ng tLi;
Knh <[u 0-$( lZy <[u rgn tJ th[y * nuct l_( t^c l cc tMnh $h gi@i( $h?& tLi *@i gio
$h$( ngy tr@c &gt th[y( !h+ng chci cIi <#c; 9 dng To RLng rZt ggt go * gi@i
lu6t;
Nhng nh t l& th- < gi:$ cho tZt c1 &Oi ng,i !hc ti-$ tGc !h+ng 0i-t l hO <I 02
$h gi@i * %n th2t rgn( !h+ng c= c1& t]ng c= tLi trong lng;
TH& D) tt Sn sng $h gi@i * &ng tLi *o &Mnh (n-u <= l tLi) < giV n *ui cho
ng,i !hc;
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Ni@i lu6t lu+n c= <=; NiV gi@i hy !h+ng l do &Mnh quy-t <2nh theo <i hfi c3 tJng
tr,ng h#$;
;
]atin$ the B&a"e
hircu&stnces rose one dy dhich delyed $re$rtion o the dinner o Soto Zen
&ster( Cu!i( nd his olloders; n hste the coo! dent to the grden dith his cur*ed
!nie nd cut o the to$s o green *eget0les( cho$$ed the& together nd &de sou$(
undre tht in his hste he hd included $rt o sn!e in the *eget0les;
The olloders o Cugi thought they ne*er tsted such good sou$; Dut dhen the &ster
hi&sel ound the sn!es hed in his 0odl( he su&&oned the coo!; Bht is thiszE he
de&nded( holding u$ the hed o the sn!e;
Bh( thn! you( &ster(E re$lied the coo!( t!ing the &orsel nd eting it quic!ly;
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Ci uuM $i nh_t tr:n th9 $ii
Sozn( &Lt thin s Trung qucc( <#c &Lt ng,i hOc tr hfi Bhi gM quT gi nhZt trAn th-
gi@izE
Thin s tr1 l,i BR[u c3 con &o ch-t;E
BT?i so <[u c3 con &o ch-t l ci quT gi nhZt trAn th- gi@izE ng,i hOc tr thgc &gc;
Sozen tr1 l,i BD]i *M chQng i c= th <2nh gi n= <#c;E
Bnh
Thin s Sozn l Sozn qon8!u( t^c To SWn D1n T2ch( ng,i <I cing th[y l RLng
SWn tWng Ni@i l6$ r dng thin To RLng t?i Trung qucc *o th- !. th^ '; BTo
RLngE l gh$ hi hO c3 hi *2 t" s ny;
9o th- !. 1j( thin s Nh6t l R?o NguyAn qi quyn (dgen !igen) < t+ng ny qu
Nh6t * To RLng tr] thnh &+n $hi Thin qun trOng( ngy ny *n cn; Thin To
RLng !hc *@i thin tH& T- (Nh6t) ] ch` To RLng ch: trOng <-n thin chS( chS n
nhiAn tO thin l <3; tH& T- ch: trOng <-n thin qun( nhZt l qun c+ng n;
R[u &o ch-t chQng c= gi tr2 gM h-t; Ng,i t %n <3 lo?i <[u<[u heo( <[u 0( <[u c(
<[u g\nhng l& th2t &o thM *Zt <[u &o;
N-u Bci quT gi nhZt th- gi@iE (<[u &o ch-t) chS l rc chQng c= gi tr2 gM c1( thM !h+ng
$h1i l tZt c1 &Oi th^ !hc trAn th- gi@i c|ng <u l rc chQng c= gi tr2 gM h-t hy soz
T?i soz
T?i *M <,i l &Lng( huyn( 0o( 1nh (&Lng( 1o( 0Ot( 0=ng ninh ni& hng);
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The .o3t 0a&ua(&e Thin$ in the Gor&,
Sozn( hhinese Zen &ster( ds s!ed 0y student Bht is the &ost *lu0le thing in
the dorldzE
The &ster re$lied BThe hed o ded ct;E
Bhy is the hed o ded ct the &ost *lu0le thing in the dorldzE inquired the
student;
Sozn re$lied BDecuse no one cn n&e its $rice;E
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K`c i" &n$
qOc tr t+ng ThiAn Thi tJng hOc t{nh tH& tr@c !hi Thin du nh6$ *o Nh6t; Dcn c6u
hOc tr ThiAn Thi( l 0?n thHn *@i nhu( cing h^ l s giV 01y ngy lYng i&;
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Ngy <[u tiAn &Oi ng,i <u i& lYng; huLc t{nh tH& !h]i sP tct( nhng <-n <A& cc cHy
<n d[u 0gt <[u y-u d[n( &Lt c6u !h+ng ch2u n"i 0n gOi ng,i gi:$ *ic BhhSnh &Zy
cHy <n l?i;E
h6u th^ nhM ng?c nhiAn nghe c6u !i n=i; Bhh:ng t !h+ng <#c n=i ti-ng no(E c6u t
n=i;
Bqi c6u ngu qu <ì; T?i so cc c6u n=izE cHu th^ 0 hfi;
BT@ l ng,i duy nhZt !h+ng n=i(E c6u th^ t !-t lu6n;
Bnh*
DMnh th,ng t t]ng t t{nh lYng( nhng giV <#c tH& t{nh lYng !hi <Gng chuyn &@i
l t{nh lYng;
TH& ch t{nh lYng thM !hi c= &Lt tT tT chuyn l quAn &Zt t{nh lYng;
hho nAn l:c $h1i ch: tH& giV t{nh lYng nhZt l l:c c= chuyn;
?earnin$ to Be 4i&ent
The $u$ils o the Tendi school used to study &edittion 0eore Zen entered x$n; Cour
o the& dho dere inti&te riends $ro&ised one nother to o0ser*e se*en dys o
silence;
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n the irst dy ll dere silent; Their &edittion hd 0egun us$iciously( 0ut dhen night
c&e nd the oil l&$s dere groding di& one o the $u$ils could not hel$ ebcli&ing to
ser*nt BCib those l&$s;E
The second $u$il ds sur$rised to her the irst one tl!; Be re not su$$osed to sy
dord(E he re&r!ed;
Bou tdo re stu$id; hy did you tl!zE s!ed the third;
B & the only one dho hs not tl!ed(E concluded the ourth $u$il;
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?<nh chaa Vu c
qi thin s( Figu * Nudo( <#c &,i <-n th%& &Lt lInh ch:;
R-n nWi( Nudo n=i *@i lInh ch: Bhh: quHn 01n tTnh rZt th+ng thi * c= &Lt n%ng !i-u
0X& sinh < hOc Thin;E
BNh1& nhT(E Figu n=i; BT?i so nh n2nh nh chng <[u <Yc nyz Knh ny c= th l lInh
ch:( nhng chQng 0i-t tT gM * Thin c1;E
96y( thy *M bHy &Lt ng+i chi cho Nudo( *2 lInh ch: bHy chi cho Figu * hOc Thin
*@i Figu;
Bnh*
Hy ch3 * l& < ta !y chA &Mnh dct( ng,i c= trT tu &@i l& <#c th-; 9M *6y( lInh
ch: c= th bHy chi * l& < ta c3 Figu( nhng Nudo *n <:ng l lInh ch: rZt
th+ng thi * c= n%ng !hi-u 0Z& sinh < hOc Thin;
h= l lInh ch: ny c= &u nh 0inh nAn thTch nhVng ng,i %n n=i 0Lc trPc;
7ì thin s th,ng c= &Lt c tTnh rZt &?nh( rZt rU( c= th rZt !hc b cc thin s
!hc; TH& thM t{nh lYng nh su( nhng cch scng 0An ngoi rZt !hc nhu;
RJng nh[& tH& *@i ty( chHn( hy &ing;
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The B&oc!hea, ?or,
Tdo Zen techers( Figu nd Nudo( dere in*ited to *isit lord; $on rri*ing( Nudo
sid to the lord Bou re dise 0y nture nd h*e n in0orn 0ility to lern Zen;E
BNonsense(E sid Figu; Bhy do you ltter this 0loc!hedz qe &y 0e lord( 0ut he
doesnt !nod nything o Zen;E
So( insted o 0uilding te&$le or Nudo( the lord 0uilt it or Figu nd studied Zen dith
hi&;
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.7i Truyn Nh6n
Thin sinh c= l,i tuyAn th l n-u hO 02 ch-t d@i ty th[y hO *n quy-t tH& hOc Thin;
Th,ng l hO cgt ng=n ty * ding &u < th; Theo th,i gin( l,i th ny tr] thnh hMnh
th^c & th+i( * chTnh *M ls do <= & ng,i hOc tr ch-t d@i ty v!ido <I <#c be& nh
l ta *M <?o;
v!ido <I tr] thnh &Lt ng,i th[y nghiA& !hgc; qOc tr rZt s#; 7Lt hOc tr <ng l&
nhi& *G <nh chiAng < 0o gi,( 02 tr6t nh2$ !hi &gt c3 nh t 02 l+i cucn theo &Lt c+
gi <_$ <ng <i qu tr@c c"ng chi;
9o ngy l:c <= v!ido <ng <^ng su lng ng,i hOc tr( ding roi <nh ng,i hOc tr *
sP chZn <Lng 0Zt ng, gi-t ch-t nh hOc tr;
Ng,i gi& hL c3 ng,i hOc tr( nghe tin( <-n gY$ v!ido; Di-t l thin s !h+ng c= lì(
ng,i gi& hL c ng#i thin s * gio dGc nghiA& !hgc; v!ido *n giV thi <L nh l
ng,i hOc tr *n cn scng;
Su !hi chuyn ny b1y r( v!ido <I <o t?o <#c hWn 10 truyn nhHn gic ngL( &Lt con
sc 0Zt th,ng;
Bnh*
Ngy b th[y l ty <nh ch-t hOc tr thM !h+ng so( ngy ny nh *6y l c= th *i
$h?& lu6t $h$ qucc gi;
Ri& chTnh l gio dGc nghiA& !hgc; q[u nh tZt c1 cc truyn thin <u nhZn &?nh
<-n gio dGc nghiA& !hgc c3 th[y( * quy-t tH& t%ng ti-n &?nh & c3 tr; R= <Wng
nhiAn l y-u tc thnh c+ng cho nhVng &+n hOc * ngh thu6t !h= !h%n;
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Ngy ny thM ch:ng t <i ng#c l?i( &ng Thin <-n cho &Oi ng,i; F{ nhiAn l nhiu
ng,i <#c &Lt ch:t l#i Tch( nhng Thin c|ng 02 hiu si rZt nhiu\
Th- thM l& th- no < c= h thcng gio dGc Thin < thin sinh *n c= th <i <:ng
<,ng( hiu <:ng <,ng( <-n <#c <i& <-n <:ng( n-u thin sinh <= ti-$ tGc hOc lAnz
qy( hfi &Lt cch !hc t& th- no < <o t?o cc thin s !h+ng l?c <,ngz
t& th- no < $h" th+ng h= Thin ] cZ$ thZ$( nhng *n giV <#c tinh t:y Thin ]
<Snh coz
Ten 4ucce33or3
Zen $u$ils t!e *od tht e*en i they re !illed 0y their techer( they intend to lern
Zen; sully they cut inger nd sel their resolution dith 0lood; n ti&e the *od hs
0eco&e &ere or&lity( nd or this reson the $u$il dho died 0y the hnd o v!ido
ds &de to $$er &rtyr;
v!ido hd 0eco&e se*ere techer; qis $u$ils ered hi&; ne o the& on duty( stri!ing
the gong to tell the ti&e o dy( &issed his 0ets dhen his eye ds ttrcted 0y
0eutiul girl $ssing the te&$le gte;
Kt tht &o&ent v!ido( dho ds directly 0ehind hi&( hit hi& dith stic! nd the shoc!
h$$ened to !ill hi&;
The $u$ils gurdin( hering o the ccident( dent directly to v!ido; nnoding tht he
ds not to 0l&e he $rised the &ster or his se*ere teching; v!idos ttitude ds 8ust
the s&e s i the $u$il dere still li*e;
Kter this too! $lce( he ds 0le to $roduce under his guidnce &ore thn ten
enlightened successors( *ery unusul nu&0er;
oj
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K'i c[i thec 3e
>yo!n t6n hi-n c1 <,i &Mnh < tu hOc Thin; Ngy nO thin s nghe l ng,i chu tri
<ng tiAu tin cho &Lt c+ c !; 9M ng,i chu yo!n < qu1n ls ti s1n gi
<Mnh * gi ti ny <ng c= nguy cW 02 tiAu tn( ng,i nh $h1i nh, >yo!en nh:ng ty
*o;
>yo!n $h1i yo!n ng)i thin <2nh; 9o l:c r yo!n !-t th:c( Bchu thZy !h+ng( ng,i t
&ì ngy &ì gi * y-u <i; qIy tP ch%& s=c chu ta t-;E >)i >yo!n r <i( chQng h n=i
&Lt l,i <-n cc $hn nn c3 ng,i nh; Nhng( tJ 0u"i sng h+& <=( sP hong $hT c3
ng,i chu chZ& d^t;
Bnh*
9ic ch: c3 &Mnh $h1i <i rZt b < gY$ &Mnh su nhiu n%& !h+ng gY$( <3 < n=i *@i
ng,i chu sP nghiA& trOng c3 *Zn <;
hho nAn( cHu nhgn nh3 nggn c3 ch: tr@c l:c r <i( &ng trOn tTnh cch nghiA& trOng
<=;
Ng,i chu <Wng nhiAn l 0i-t ch: * < gio huZn &Mnh( & c= l <I $h6$ $h)ng c1
<A& !h+ng 0i-t &Mnh s 02 sS *1 cch no <Hy;
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Nhng rct cuLc c6u t nh6n &Lt gio huZn rZt nghiA& trOng( &Lt cch rZt nh_ nhng; hho
nAn 1nh h]ng rZt &?nh;
Nhng c|ng c= th *M &Lt ls do !hc nV; R= l *ic >yo!n nh:ng ty *o *Zn <;
Ng,i chu c= th ngh{ Bhh: &Mnh sn sng nh:ng ty *o chuyn thM !h+ng "n r)i; Ni1
sa ch: r:t l?i quyn c3 &Mnh( tP ty qu1n ls ti s1n gi <Mnh( hy gio quyn cho i <=
!hc thM sozE
hHu hfi Ng]i tu trM c= nAn cho Bng,i <,iE 0i-t l &Mnh sn sng nh:ng ty *o cc
*ic si tri ] <,i !hi c[n !h+ngz
True /efor"ation
>yo!n de*oted his lie to the study o Zen; ne dy he herd tht his ne$hed( des$ite
the d&onitions o relti*es( ds s$ending his &oney on courtesn; ns&uch s the
ne$hed hd t!en >yo!ns $lce in &nging the &ily estte nd the $ro$erty ds in
dnger o 0eing dissi$ted( the relti*es s!ed >yo!en to do so&ething 0out it;
>yo!n hd to tr*el long dy to *isit his ne$hed( dho& he hd not seen or &ny
yers; The ne$hed see&ed $lesed to &eet his uncle gin nd in*ited hi& to re&in
o*ernight;
Kll night >yo!n st in &edittion; Ks he ds de$rting in the &orning he sid to the
young &n B &ust 0e getting old( &y hnd sh!es so; ill you hel$ &e tie the string o
&y strd sndlzE
The ne$hed hel$ed hi& dillingly; BThn! you(E inished >yo!n( Byou see( &n
0eco&es older nd ee0ler dy 0y dy; T!e good cre o yoursel;E Then >yo!n let(
ne*er &entioning dord 0out the courtesn or the co&$lints o the relti*es; Dut( ro&
tht &orning on( the dissi$tions o the ne$hed ended;
ok
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TMnh nBn$
7Lt thin sinh <-n thn $hin *@i Dn!ei BTh th[y( con c= tTnh n=ng !h+ng tr2 <#c;
t& so < con sa n=;E
Bhon c= &Lt ci th6t l?(E Dn!ei tr1 l,i; BR cho th[y coi ci con c=;E
BNgy 0Hy gi, thM con !h+ng < cho th[y coi <#c(E thin sinh tr1 l,i;
Bnhi no thM con cho th[y coi <#czE Dn!ei hfi;
BN= <-n 0Zt ch#t(E thin sinh tr1 l,i;
B96y thM(E Dn!ei !-t lu6n( Bn= nhZt <2nh !h+ng $h1i 01n tTnh th6t c3 con; N-u n= l 01n
tTnh th6t( thM con c= th cho th[y coi 0Zt ! l:c no; nhi con sinh r con !h+ng c= n=( *
ch &_ con !h+ng cho con ci <=; qIy ngh{ l?i be&;E
Bnh*
96y thM n= tJ <Hu t@iz
N=ng gi6n <-n !hi c= <iu gM <= !h+ng h#$ s t( nh l& *ic gM !h+ng <#c( n=i <iu gM
<= & ng,i !h+ng nghe( ng,i n=i <iu gM <= t !h+ng thTch( ng,i l& <iu gM <= t
!h+ng ( thZy <iu gM <= & t !\
(1) NY$ &Lt <iu !h+ng thTch( (/) t $h1n ^ng l?i 0ng cch n"i n=ng;
96y thM( &ucn h-t n=ng thM $h1i $h &Lt trong hi *- trAn;
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1; qoYc 0i-n <iu !h+ng thTch thnh <iu trung tTnh hy <iu &Mnh thTch; 9T dG Nht
ng,i d <en thM t6$ !h+ng ght ng,i d <en hy t6$ yAu ng,i d <en;
/; qoYc <iu !h+ng thTch <-n thM c|ng !h+ng $h1n ^ng 0ng cch n"i n=ng;
q th[n !inh c3 t <I quen $h1n ^ng !iu n"i n=ng( !h+ng d < B<"i <,ng dHyE trong
&Lt ngy; Nhng n-u t cc ggng luyn t6$ &ì ngy thM h th[n !inh c3 t c= th tP B<"i
dHyE tJ tJ( *M h th[n !inh l &Lt h thcng scng( c= th <H& ch)i nXy &Lng( l6$ thA& lci
&@i( thy <"i l6$ trMnh <#c;
Ri& qun trOng ] <Hy( <:ng *@i tZt c1 cc hin t#ng tH& lsn=ng gi6n( 0u)n *ui( tP
i( lo lgng( s# hIi\l( tZt c1 cc hin t#ng tH& ls <u l $h1n ^ng c3 t *@i &Lt tc
nhHn no <=( ch^ ch:ng !h+ng $h1i l 01n tTnh th6t c3 t; N-u t luyn t6$ < tH& t
!h+ng cn $h1n ^ng !iu $h1n b? nh th- nV( thM tH& s hon ton t{nh lYng( <:ng 01n
chZt th6t c3 tH& l t{nh lYng;
Te"per
K Zen student c&e to Dn!ei nd co&$lined B7ster( h*e n ungo*ern0le te&$er;
qod cn cure itzE
Bou h*e so&ething *ery strnge(E re$lied Dn!ei; Btet &e see dht you h*e;E
Bxust nod cnnot shod it to you(E re$lied the other;
Bhen cn you shod it to &ezE s!ed Dn!ei;
Bt rises uneb$ectedly(E re$lied the student;
BThen(E concluded Dn!ei( Bit &ust not 0e your odn true nture; it dere( you could
shod it to &e t ny ti&e; hen you dere 0orn you did not h*e it( nd your $rents did
not gi*e it to you; Thin! tht o*er;E
ol
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T6"
qogen( &Lt thin s Trung qucc( scng &Lt &Mnh trong &Lt ng+i chi nhf ] nh quA; 7Lt
ngy nO 0cn *2 s <i <,ng gh qu * bin <ct &Lt <+ng la trong sHn chi < s]i Z&;
Trong !hi hO <ng <ct la( qogen nghe hO trnh lu6n * tTnh ch3 qun * !hch qun;
qogen nh6$ 0On * n=i BRHy l &Lt *iAn < l@n; hc 0?n ngh{ l n= ] trong tH& &Mnh
hy ] ngoi tH& &MnhzE
7Lt trong 0cn *2 s tr1 l,i BTheo qun <i& 5h6t gio( &Oi th^ <u l dP $h=ng c3
tH&( cho nAn t+i ngh{ l *iAn < ] trong tH& t+i;E
BR[u c3 nh chgc $h1i c1& thZy nYng lg&(E qogen nh6n bt( Bn-u nh &ng *iAn <
nh *6y trong tH& nh;E
Bnh*
N-u c[& *iAn < gU *o <[u &Zy ci( ch1y &u <[u * sng u &Lt cGc( thM t 0i-t ngy
*iAn < ] trong tH& hy ngoi tH&;
Nhng ng,i t *n n=i *iAn < t thZy chS l dP $h=ng c3 tH& t( *M *iAn < thM c= <=(
nhng t chS thZy <iu gM tH& t thZychS &Yt ngoi * hMnh dng c3 *iAn <( <_$ hy
bZu( &u sgc th- no\
hhuyAn gi * < c= th thZy nhVng <iu ng,i !hc !h+ng thZy;
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hhuyAn gi * trng trT nh ca c= th thZy trong *iAn < nt thX& & ng,i !hc !h+ng
thZy;
Tri-t gi( thi s{\ &ì ng,i nhMn *iAn < * thZy nhVng s ngh{( nhVng nt !hc nhu\
7ì ng,i ch:ng t chS thZy &Lt $hiAn 01n !hc nhu c3 cing &Lt *iAn <;
hho nAn( *iAn < thM c= <=( <= l !hch qun( nhng B*iAn < t thZyE chS l &Lt $hiAn
01n trong tH& t( <= l ch3 qun;
9M ci B0i-tE chS l &Lt $hiAn 01n ch3 qun( !h+ng <[y <3( c3 t( cho nAn ci B0i-tE
c3 &ì ng,i rZt tWng <ci; 9T dG T 0i-t B+ng KnE qu &Lt $hiAn 01n +ng Kn c3 t(
nhVng ng,i !hc l?i thZy +ng Kn !hc t( qu $hiAn 01n +ng Kn c3 riAng hO; 7Oi $hiAn
01n <u !h+ng <[y <3( cho nAn !h+ng nAn trnh nhu nh ng,i &i s, *oi; h|ng !h+ng
nAn cc chZ$ * ci B0i-tE c3 &Mnh;
The 4tone .in,
qogen( hhinese Zen techer( li*ed lone in s&ll te&$le in the country; ne dy our
tr*eling &on!s $$ered nd s!ed i they &ight &!e ire in his yrd to dr&
the&sel*es;
hile they dere 0uilding the ire( qogen herd the& rguing 0out su08ecti*ity nd
o08ecti*ity; qe 8oined the& nd sid BThere is 0ig stone; Fo you consider it to 0e
inside or outside your &indzE
ne o the &on!s re$lied BCro& the Duddhist *ied$oint e*erything is n o08ectiiction
o &ind( so dould sy tht the stone is inside &y &ind;E
Bour hed &ust eel *ery he*y(E o0ser*ed qogen( Bi you re crrying round stone
li!e tht in your &ind;E
om
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Ah=n$ (" (Ti
Zengetsu( &Lt thin s Trung qucc <,i R,ng( *i-t l,i !huyAn su <Hy cho cc < ta
Sng trong th* g./n nhQng "h#ng b)m bt. (Vt th* g./n l (Q0ng thUt c2/ Th.En
Ih. thVy mTt v.+c th.+n c2/ ngQ0. no th hRy c hdc th;o gQXng (a Wgh; thVy lo. lm
c2/ /. th tC b'o l "h#ng bYt chQ1c
(/ng y trong <hgng t.A hnh (Tng nhQ (/ng (. d.+n mTt v "h)ch pus eTc lT c'm
,-cA nhQng "h#ng bTc lT hXn l b'n tsnh thUt c2/ mnh
Wgho "ha l "ho b)u Bng b/o g.0 (. ngho "ha lVy mTt (0. >ng dz dng
]Tt ngQ0. ca thu nhn nhQ mTt ngQ0. (.nA nhQng "h#ng (.n à thu l /nh t/ ch b'o
v+ c~n thUn >C th#ng th). c2/ mnh
Oc hFnh l ho/ tr). c2/ tC " luUt v chwng rX. tB tr0. ,ung nhQ mQ/ h/y tuy*t
Ih.m tn l nEn t'ng c2/ tVt c' md. (Oc hFnh HRy (u l)ng g.Eng "h)m <h) r/ bFn
trQ1c "h. bFn tC trQng by bFn cho hd
]Tt tr). t.m c/o thQmng "h#ng b/o g.0 ,Vn t1. trQ1c }0. na. c2/ na l ngdc pusA .t "h.
trQng byA v ca g.) tr rVt l1n
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. v1. mTt th.En >.nh thnh thUtA mo. ngy l mTt ngy n <h-c Th0. g./n tr#. pu/
nhQng th.En >.nh "h#ng b/o g.0 trz nR. `' v.nh pu/ng cfng nhQ nhtc nhR (Eu "h#ng
lm th.En >.nh b ,/o (Tng
IhYt "h; v1. chsnh mnhA nhQng "h#ng v1. ngQ0. "h)c Bng bn luUn (-ng h/y >/.
D. (.EuA d l (-ngA vxn b ,;m l >/. nh.Eu th* h+ D g.) tr c2/ <h~m hFnh ca thu
(Qmc nhUn r/ >/u nh.Eu th* "A nn chwng cn h/m (Qmc nhUn b.*t tOc th
Sng v1. nhn v (u luUt l1n c2/ vf trt lo pu' Sng mo. ngy trong th.En (nh /n bnh
Bnh*
nh+ng ch?y trcn cuLc <,i; Scng trong cuLc <,i 0Gi 0Y&( nhng !h+ng 0& 0Gi; N[n
0in & chQng h+i tnh &ii 0in; T c= l& <#c th- !h+ngz
Th( <#c( n-u 0?n <Jng $h?& lì l[& nhiu ng,i <ng $h?&( l scng thM $h1i BthPc
t-E th- ny( BthPc t-E th- !i; BThPc t-E thM chQng c= gM l si s=t c1( ngOi trJ ngy ny
BthPc t-E chS l tJ l2ch sP < chS Bl& 06y nh ng,i !hcE( c|ng nh B0)i dngE l tJ
l2ch sP cho Bth& nh|ng;E
hhS c= &Lt *ic c[n $h1i l& l <^ng *Vng trAn cc gi tr2 nhHn $hX& c3 &Mnh( di l
chuyn gM b1y r; Ni1n d2 *6y th+i; 9 <= c|ng l tha thch tci h6u; T c= quy-t tH&
!h+ng & th+i;
Ngho !h= l !ho 0u N-u 0?n &y &gn l& %n thnh c+ng thnh triu $h:( 0?n c= th
giV <#c con ti& !hiA& tcn c3 ng,i ngho !h" !h+ngz
nhiA& tcn l nn t1ng &Oi <^c h?nh nhiA& tcn l *+ ngI; Ng,i <?t <#c *+ ngI l
ng,i gic ngL;
Trong D1y TrOng TLi R[u TiAn (se*en crdinl sins) c3 ThiAn ch: gio thM tLi !iAu
ng?o l tLi <[u tiAn( tLi sc &Lt trAn tZt c1 &Oi tLi !hc;
Scng *@i nhHn * < lu6t l@n c3 *| trG lo qu1 t& *ic thin( * chuyn gM <-n thM
&Yc n=; N=i th6t( * chuyn gM <-n c|ng &Yc n=; Ngy thQng( * chuyn gM <-n c|ng &Yc
n=; t& %n trong s?ch( * chuyn gM <-n c|ng &Yc n=; qy sinh 01o * c+ng ls( * chuyn
gM <-n c|ng &Yc n=;
Nieo nhHn tct( * < &Yc lu6t tP nhiAn lo *ic qu1; Fi cho t thZy qu1 th- no tr@c &gt(
thM trong tr,ng !( <Wng nhiAn l nhHn tct $h1i &ng <-n qu1 tct;
N-u t chS lo nhHn( & !h+ng qun tH& <-n qu1( t s c= s^c &?nh *+ song; Sn sng
chZ$ nh6n &Oi tha thch;
/jj
N-u t chS c^ ch%& ch%& lo qu1tin t@i( dnh ti-ng t@i( dnh dP t@i( n ninh cho <,i
scngt chS &Zt nguyAn ls scng c3 chTnh &Mnh * chS hn <i th+i;
(Trn nh Hg/nh dch v bnh)
No Attach"ent to -u3t
Zengetsu( hhinese &ster o the Tng dynsty( drote the olloding d*ice or his
$u$ils
ti*ing in the dorld yet not or&ing ttch&ents to the dust o the dorld is the dy o
true Zen student;
hen ditnessing the good ction o nother encourge yoursel to ollod his eb&$le;
qering o the &ist!en ction o nother( d*ise yoursel not to e&ulte it;
v*en though lone in dr! roo&( 0e s i you dere cing no0le guest; vb$ress your
eelings( 0ut 0eco&e no &ore eb$ressi*e thn your true nture;
5o*erty is your tresure; Ne*er ebchnge it or n esy lie;
K $erson &y $$er ool nd yet not 0e one; qe &y only 0e gurding his disdo&
creully;
9irtues re the ruit o seldisci$line nd do not dro$ ro& he*en o the&sel*es s does
rin or snod;
7odesty is the oundtion o ll *irtues; tet your neigh0ors disco*er you 0eore you
&!e yoursel !nodn to the&;
K no0le hert ne*er orces itsel ordrd; ts dords re s rre ge&s( seldo& dis$lyed
nd o gret *lue;
To sincere student( e*ery dy is ortunte dy; Ti&e $sses 0ut he ne*er lgs 0ehind;
Neither glory nor sh&e cn &o*e hi&;
hensure yoursel( ne*er nother; Fo not discuss right nd drong;
So&e things( though right( dere considered drong or genertions; Since the *lue o
righteousness &y 0e recognized ter centuries( there is no need to cr*e i&&edite
$$recition;
ti*e dith cuse nd le*e results to the gret ld o the uni*erse; 5ss ech dy in
$eceul conte&$ltion;
/jk
oo
/jl
ThNnh @n$ th1t
7Lt ng,i giu nh, Sengi *i-t *i chV cho th2nh *#ng c3 gi <Mnh +ng t( < gi <Mnh
c= th be& <= nh 0u *6t truyn tJ <,i ny sng <,i !i;
Sengi lZy &Lt t, giZy l@n l *i-t Bhh ch-t( con ch-t( chu ch-t;E
rng nh giu n"i gi6n; BT+i hfi th[y *i-t *i chV cho h?nh $h:c gi <Mnh t+i~ T?i so
th[y l& chuyn giu th- nyzE
BRHu c= chuyn giu(E Sengi gi1i thTch; BN-u tr@c !hi nh ch-t & con nh ch-t( nh s
rZt <u !h"; N-u chu nh ch-t tr@c !hi con nh ch-t( c1 nh * con nh s rZt <u lng;
N-u gi <Mnh nh( tJ <,i ny sng <,i !i( ch-t theo th^ tP t+i *i-t( <= s l dng tP nhiAn
c3 cuLc <,i; T+i gOi <= l th2nh *#ng th6t;E
Bnh*
Ng,i giu nh, *i-t *i chV * th2nh *#ng RHy c|ng chTnh l cHu hfi hi gM quT gi
nhZt th- gi@i & &Lt thin sinh <I hfi thin s Sozn; Sozn tr1 l,i BR[u con &o ch-tE(
* trong 0i ny thM c|ng tr1 l,i cHu hfi * th2nh *#ng 0ng 0 chV Bch-tE;
huLc <,i $hi du( &Lng 1o 0Ot 0=ng( chQng c= gM l gi tr2( chQng c= gM l th2nh *#ng(
&Oi sP( ngy chTnh c1 t( c= <= r)i ch-t <=;
TZt c1 &Oi sP ] <,i <u !h+ng chgc( chQng c= th2nh *#ng no 0n *Vng; hhS c= ci
ch-t l t ng& chgc trong ty;
hh-t thM !h+ng *ui; hho nAn( nhVng ci ch-t cng Tt 0u)n thM <= chTnh l cng h?nh
$h:c;
/jm
hhTnh *M *6y & cc thin s th,ng sg$ b-$ $h:t cuci c3 <,i &Mnh nh_ nhng nh &Lt
chuy-n * nh; hc 0i thW tr@c !hi ch-t c3 cc thin s th,ng be& rZt nh_ <,i scng(
nh Di thW cuci cing c3 qoshin;
T#. (*n tB >C >)ng
D vE lF. >C >)ng
G (yH
I//J
Fi *6y( be& r cc thin s hy 02 & 1nh 0]i ci ch-t( *M hy lZy Bch-tE r tr1 l,i cho
nhiu cHu hfi !hc nhuz
TJ B& 1nhE thM hWi nhiu c1& tTnh( nAn !h+ng <#c !hch qun lg&; Nhng( sP th6t l
<ci *@i &ì ng,i ch:ng t( * trong tZt c1 &Oi truyn thcng tH& linh c3 con ng,i( sP
ch-t l &Lt sP !in qun trOng c3 <,i scng; Sinh l !h]i <[u( ta l <i& cuci( c3 cuLc
<,i c3 t ] th- gi@i ny; T !h+ng !i& sot <#c sP sinh c3 t( nhng t c= th dnh
c1 <,i < chuXn 02 cho sP ta( di l t c= ngh{ <-n BchuXn 02E hy !h+ng;
R,i l &Lt cuLc thi; Bhh-tE l ti-ng !yng 0o gi, thi <I h-t; Su <= l <` hy r@t( lAn l@$
hy bucng l@$; hho nAn( di l !h+ng s# ch-t( sP ch-t *n qun trOng *@i &ì ng,i
ch:ng t<i& cuci cing c3 &Lt cuLc ch?y <,ng di;
/ea& Ero3perity
K rich &n s!ed Sengi to drite so&ething or the continued $ros$erity o his &ily so
tht it &ight 0e tresured ro& genertion to genertion;
Sengi o0tined lrge sheet o $$er nd drote BCther dies( son dies( grndson dies;E
The rich &n 0ec&e ngry; B s!ed you to drite so&ething or the h$$iness o &y
&ily~ hy do you &!e such 8o!e o thiszE
BNo 8o!e is intended(E eb$lined Sengi; B 0eore you yoursel die your son should die(
this dould grie*e you gretly; your grndson should $ss dy 0eore your son( 0oth
o you dould 0e 0ro!enherted; your &ily( genertion ter genertion( $sses dy
in the order h*e n&ed( it dill 0e the nturl course o lie; cll this rel $ros$erity;E
op
/jo
? h#n$
7Lt $hG nV ] Ngs!i tAn n&e l &Lt trong sc rZt Tt ngh nhHn l& l hWng ] Nh6t;
7ì l hWng l &Lt tc $hX& ngh thu6t( chS <Yt trong $hng tr( tr@c 0n th, gi <Mnh;
Tr@c n&e( 0c c3 ch2 <I l &Lt ngh nhHn nh *6y( * n&e rZt &A ucng r#u; hh2
c|ng h:t thucc * gio ti-$ *@i <n +ng th,ng buyAn; nhi no c= <#c Tt tin( ch2 l&
tic &,i ngh s{( thi s{( th# &Lc( lo <Lng( <n +ng <3 &Oi ngnh ngh chTnh c|ng nh
ngh ty tri; Nh, gio thi$ *@i <n +ng( n&e trin !hi cc thi-t !- ngh thu6t c3
ch2;
n&e l& *ic rZt ch6&( nhng !hi &Lt tc $hX& <I bong n= lu+n lu+n l &Lt <?i tc
$hX&; hc l hWng c3 ch2 <#c q:y trOng trong cc gi <Mnh & $hG nV !h+ng 0o gi,
ucng r#u( h:t thucc( hy gi$ ti-$ tP do *@i <n +ng;
h= &Lt l[n thM tr]ng thnh $hc Ngs!i nh, ch2 l& &Lt l hWng cho +ng; hh2 trM
hoIn c1 na n%&; >)i th2 tr]ng <#c th%ng ch^c *o &Lt ch^c *G t?i &Lt thnh $hc
!hc( <-n th%& ch2; rng hci ch2 !h]i sP l& l hWng cho +ng;
huci cing c|ng tM& r h^ng !h]i( n&e l& l hWng; Su !hi hon tZt( ch2 <Yt n= trAn
0n; Ngg& nghT th6t lHu * cXn th6n; hh2 h:t thucc * ucng r#u tr@c n= nh l tr@c
&Yt 0?n 0; hhS qun st n= c1 ngy;
huci cing( c[& ci 0:( ch2 <6$ n= thnh tJng &1nh *Gn; hh2 thZy n= !h+ng <#c hon
ton nh tH& ch2 <i hfi;
/jp
Bnh*
n&e scng theo cch & ng,i <,i cho l 06y 0?( l bZu( nhZt l *o th,i b;
n&e t?o r ci & ng,i <,i t+n trOng nhZt trong nh<Yt tr@c 0n th, t" tiAn < <ct
hWng;
9M soz
9M cch scng c3 n&e cho n&e s t]ng sng t?o (tJ cc ng,i 0?n n&)( * *M n&e
<Yt h-t ti& =c *o *ic sng t?o; hh2 tuHn theo ! lu6t sng t?oc= h^ng !h]i &@i l&(
!h+ng h^ng !h+ng l&;
Fi l th2 tr]ng <Yt hng thM h^ng !h+ng c= l !h+ng c=( * !h+ng c= h^ng thM !h+ng
l&( ! c1 l& cho th2 tr]ng;
t& bong( !h+ng ng s l <6$ 0f( di th2 tr]ng <I <#i hWn m thng r)i;
S1n $hX& c3 ti& =c <-n tJ !h1 n%ng c3 ti& =c lZy chZt liu tJ chTnh cuLc scng c3
&Mnhdi <= l cuLc scng ng,i !hc cho l bZu* 0i-n chZt liu <= thnh s1n $hX&
*@i ! lu6t co nhZt c3 sng t?o;
hc thin s !!yu hy Tosui( scng !iu B$h=ng t:ngElng thng ngoi <,ng hWn l
tu trong chihy Tnzn ucng r#u( lZy ch6t liu tJ cuLc scng <=( ding ! lu6t c3 ti&
=c < t?o r nhVng t t]ng 5h6t $h$nh cc 0i thin thi n"i ti-ng c3 !!yu hy cHu
chuyn 0- ng,i <_$ qu *|ng 0in c3 Tnzn; NhVng gio $h$ <= c|ng <#c ng,i
<,i q:y trOng;
nh+ng th ding cch scng 0An ngoi < <2nh gi tH& hy s1n $hX& c3 tH& <#c;
nhi tH& <I *Vng nh cc thin s <I gic ngL( thM 0An ngoi th- no c|ng chQng ngh{
ls gM <-n tH&;
Nhng( n-u tH& ch ngL( ch *Vng( & $h=ng t:ng 0An ngoi thM <= chQng $h1i l nu+i
!hS hong & chQng c= chu)ng soz
hho nAn 0An ngoi th,ng qun trOng cho ng,i ch ngL( * !h+ng qun trOng cho
ng,i <I ngL;
Ng,i ch ngL $h1i ng& 0An ngoi & tu t6$( nhng n-u !h+ng 0i-t !hi no $h1i 0f 0An
ngoi( t^c l c^ BchZ$E *o 0An ngoi( thM c|ng chQng 0o gi, gi1i $h=ng tH& 0An trong
<#c;
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2ncen3e Burner
K do&n o Ngs!i n&ed n&e ds one o the ed &!ers o incense 0urners in
x$n; Such 0urner is dor! o rt to 0e used only in teroo&( 0eore &ily shrine;
n&e( dhose ther 0eore her hd 0een such n rtist( ds ond o drin!ing; She lso
s&o!ed nd ssocited dith &en &ost o the ti&e; hene*er she &de little &oney she
g*e est in*iting rtists( $oets( cr$enters( dor!ers( &en o &ny *octions nd
*octions; n their ssocition she e*ol*ed her designs;
n&e ds ebceedingly slod in creting( 0ut dhen her dor! ds inished it ds ldys
&ster$iece; qer 0urners dere tresured in ho&es dhose do&nol! ne*er drn!(
s&o!ed( or ssocited reely dith &en;
The &yor o Ngs!i once requested n&e to design n incense 0urner or hi&; She
delyed doing so until l&ost hl yer hd $ssed; Kt tht ti&e the &yor( dho hd
0een $ro&oted to oice in distnt city( *isited her; qe urged n&e to 0egin dor! on his
0urner;
Kt lst recei*ing the ins$irtion( n&e &de the incense 0urner; Kter it ds co&$leted
she $lced it u$on t0le; She loo!ed t it long nd creully; She s&o!ed nd drn!
0eore it s i it dere her odn co&$ny; Kll dy she o0ser*ed it;
Kt lst( $ic!ing u$ h&&er( n&e s&shed it to 0its; She sd it ds not the $erect
cretion her &ind de&nded;
o'
/k0
Ehp &R th1t
nhi Dn!ei <ng gi1ng thuy-t t?i chi >yu&on( &Lt s hhHn T+ng( tin rng c= th <#c
cû <L nh, ni& $h6t Kdi< liAn tGc( gnh t2 *@i Dn!ei *M <+ng ng,i nghe Dn!ei *
&ucn cIi nhu *@i thin s;
Dn!ei <ng gi1ng 0i na chJng thM *2 s ny buZt hin( * l& rLn <-n nì Dn!ei $h1i
ngng gi1ng * hfi <iu gM gHy )n o;
BT" s c3 t+ng ch:ng t+i(E *2 s n=i( Bc= nhVng quyn lPc &[u nhi& <-n nì t" c[&
cHy cO <^ng 0An ny s+ng( ng,i $hG t c[& t, giZy <^ng 0An !i s+ng( * t" *i-t thnh
hiu Kdi< trAn t, giZy( buyAn qu !h+ng gin; rng c= l& <#c $h$ l? nh th- !h+ngz
Dn!ei tr1 l,i nh_ nhng Bh= l con ch)n c3 +ng c= th l& b1o thu6t <=( nhng <=
!h+ng $h1i cung cch c3 Thin; 5h$ l? c3 t+i l !hi t+i <=i t+i %n( * !hi t+i !ht t+i
ucng;E
Bnh*
Shinshu l 8odo shinshu( t2nh <L chHn t+ng;
Ng,i t hy n=i <-n nhVng $h$ th[n th+ng & quAn &Zt <,i scng th6t; Thin hy ngL
l scng 0Mnh th,ng( gi1n d2( *@i &Lt tH& r`ng lYng; Tr[n NhHn T+ng( thin t" thin Tr:c
tH& *i-t 0i h tr[n l?c <?o
`Q trn lFc (Fo th' ty duyn
`X tYc ,/n hE "hn tYc m.n
G./ trung hû b)o hQu tm mch
. c'nh v# tm mFc vVn th.En
Trn Whn T#ng
(Trn Ihm 748\7&8)
Sng (0. vu. (Fo cO ty duyn
a. th 6n no m+t ng2 l.En
/k1
Trong nh ca c2/A (Bng tm n^/
Whn c'nh v# tmA h_. ch. th.En
TH dch
hc $h$ th[n th+ng chQng %n nh6$ gM <-n Thin c1;
hh:ng t tu t6$ <?o $h$ < l& &Oi *ic hng ngy &Lt cch 0Mnh th,ng; Ng,i
!h+ng tu t6$ thM l& &Oi *ic hng ngy &Lt cch c%ng thng * $h^c t?$;
hh:ng t tu t6$ < lo?i 0f tZt c1 &Oi th=i quen * gnh nYng $h^c t?$( < tr] thnh Bnh
try e&;E hh:ng t !h+ng tu t6$ < c= thA& th[n th+ng $h^c t?$;
>Zt ti-c l cho <-n ngy ny cc &=n 0i $h$ &A tTn d2 <on c|ng *n cn rZt th2nh
hnh trong hng $h6t ta Tt hOc; 5h6t gio thPc sP l <?o gio c3 trT tu !hi &];
The /ea& .irac&e
hen Dn!ei ds $reching t >yu&on te&$le( Shinshu $riest( dho 0elie*ed in
sl*tion through re$etition o the n&e o the Duddh o to*e( ds 8elous o his lrge
udience nd dnted to de0te dith hi&;
Dn!ei ds in the &idst o tl! dhen the $riest $$ered( 0ut the ellod &de such
distur0nce tht Dn!ei sto$$ed his discourse nd s!ed 0out the noise;
BThe ounder o our sect(E 0osted the $riest( Bhd such &irculous $oders tht he held
0rush in his hnd on one 0n! o the ri*er( his ttendnt held u$ $$er on the other
0n!( nd the techer drote the holy n&e o K&id through the ir; hn you do such
donderul thingzE
Dn!ei re$lied lightly B5erh$s your ob cn $eror& tht tric!( 0ut tht is not the
&nner o Zen; 7y &ircle is tht dhen eel hungry et( nd dhen eel thirsty
drin!;E
p0
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N$J i
Nsn <ng ng)i 0An gi,ng th[y c3 &Mnh( Te!isui( 0 ngy tr@c !hi th[y qu <,i;
Te!isui <I chOn Nsn l& truyn nhHn;
7Lt ng+i chi <I 02 chy g[n <Hy * Nsn <ng 06n rLn bHy chi l?i; Te!isui hfi
Nsn Bnhi bHy bong chi r)i con s l& gMzE
Bnhi th[y !hfe l?i( tGi con &ucn th[y gi1ng ] <=(E Nsn n=i;
BN-u nh th[y !h+ng scng <-n l:c <= thM sozE
BThM con s tM& &Lt ng,i !hc(E Nsn tr1 l,i;
BN-u con !h+ng tM& <#c ng,i !hc thM sozE Te!isui ti-$ tGc;
Nsn tr1 l,i l@n ti-ng BRJng hfi <iAn *6y nV; Th[y ng3 <i;E
Bnh*
hc cHu hfi ny rZt ng@ ngXn; h= l l Te!isui <ng trong tr?ng tri na &A na tSnh(
sg$ ch-t;
Nsn chS &ucn Te!isui tTch cPc (ngh{ <-n l:c &Mnh h-t 0nh) hy l n& nghS;
DAn ngoi cc ls l th,ng tMnh ny( Thin l scng ] <Hy l:c ny; Thin s chQng qun
tH& <-n cc chuyn ch t@i Bn-u ny\ n-u nO\E hc cHu 0gt <[u 0ng chV Bn-uE lu+n
lu+n l& cho ng,i t scng *@i nhVng ci Bn-uE ch <-n( * !h+ng 0o gi, scng thPc;
/kj
Ng,i & c^ lo Bn-uE hoi thM &A s1ng nh ng,i 0nh sg$ ch-t;
lu3t Go to 4&eep
Nsn ds sitting t the 0edside o Te!isui three dys 0eore his techers $ssing;
Te!isui hd lredy chosen hi& s his successor;
K te&$le recently hd 0urned nd Nsn ds 0usy re0uilding the structure; Te!isui s!ed
hi& Bht re you going to do dhen you get the te&$le re0uiltzE
Bhen your sic!ness is o*er de dnt you to s$e! there(E sid Nsn;
BSu$$ose do not li*e until thenzE
BThen de dill get so&eone else(E re$lied Nsn;
BSu$$ose you cnnot ind nyonezE continued Te!isui;
Nsn nsdered loudly BFont s! such oolish questions; xust go to slee$;E
p1
/kk
Ch{n$ cB $ hin h%u
&o! Tesshu( l:c cn l &Lt thin sinh try( th%& h-t thin s ny <-n thin s nO;
hhng <-n th%& Fo!uon ] chi Sho!o!u;
7ucn ch^ng tf l &Mnh <I ngL( &o! n=i BTH&( 5h6t( * &Oi sinh linh( rct cuLc( <u
!h+ng hin hVu; D1n chZt th6t c3 &Oi hin t#ng l !h+ng; nh+ng c= <?t <?o( !h+ng c=
1o 1nh( !h+ng c= thnh nhHn( !h+ng c= $h& $hu; nh+ng c= 0c thT( !h+ng c= nh6n 0c
thT;E
Fo!uon( <ng h)i h:t thucc yAn lYng( chQng n=i gM; RLt nhiAn Fo!uon lZy cng $T$ tre
<nh &o!; hhng thin sinh t^c gi6n;
BN-u !h+ng c= gM hin hVu(E Fo!uon thgc &gc( B*6y thM cWn gi6n ny <-n tJ <HuzE
Bnh*
hhng thin sinh try &o! ny * su thnh th[y c3 ThiAn hong;
N=i rng &Oi sP Bc=E t^c l BchZ$ c=E( n=i rng &Oi sP B!h+ng c=E l BchZ$ !h+ngE; h1
hi chZ$ <u l chZ$;
hon <,ng 5h6t $h$ l Btrung <?oE (<,ng giV)c= & l !h+ng( !h+ng & l c= (sgc
0Zt d2 !h+ng( !h+ng 0gc d2 sgcsgc chQng !hc !h+ng( !h+ng chQng !hc sgc);
h= <= & &Zt <=; R= ho h+& ny thZy <Hy( ngy &i c= th ho tn r3 ch-t;
/kl
hon ng,i c3 t h+& qu <I ch-t r)i( * h+& ny <I l &Lt ng,i &@i; Sinh ta sinh ta
nci ti-$ tJng stn nggn ng3i trong dng scng; Trong 0i Ti sinh trong ngu)n sng(
ch:ng t c= n=i B7ì giHy <)ng h)( tJ /00 ngn <-n j triu t- 0o trong cW th ch:ng t
ch-t <i * <#c thy th- 0ng t- 0o &@i; Su &Lt giHy <)ng h)( t <I l con ng,i &@i
*@i ng[n Zy t- 0o &@i; R,i t l &Lt chuì c3 *+ l#ng cuLc ti sinh nh th-( c|ng nh
&Lt <,ng !y thQng chS l &Lt chuì cc <i& chZ& n& st nhu;E
R= l chuyn d2ch liAn tGc( thy <"i liAn tGc; R= l B*+ th,ngE (!h+ng cc <2nh( !h+ng
th,ng hng);
h+ DMnh h+& qu rZt l sJng sL( dV dn; Nhng c= th c+ DMnh <= <I ch-t r)i * c+
DMnh h+& ny l &Lt c+ DMnh &@i c= th <[y yAu thWng * nhHn i; hho nAn <Jng lZy
hMnh 1nh c+ DMnh h+& qu < <ci ba *@i c+ DMnh h+& ny;
Thi <L rLng &] nh *6y gOi l B*+ chZ$E;
0 th9 $ian f@= th7n$g; n:n ta cVn f@= ch_pWg
(Rci *@i &Oi ng,i $h[n 0An trAn l <3( $h[n ny chS thA& cho ng,i rZt *Vng * ls
lu6n; Ng,i ch th6t *Vng * ls lu6n thM !h+ng nAn <Oc( hoYc n-u <Oc *M t & thM su
!hi <Oc bong hIy quAn ngy <i);
nhi ch:ng t n=i B&Oi sP <u l nh+ngE (t?& th,i ding chV Bnh+ngE *i-t ho)( thM
nh+ng <Hy !h+ng c= ngh{ l !h+ng c=( & l 01n tTnh th6t c3 &Oi sP( *@i ci tAn l
nh+ng;
ThT dG d hiu nhZt l n@c * s=ng; R^ng nhMn 0in t thZy s=ngs=ng l hin t#ng *+
th,ng( 0i-n hin tJng giHy <)ng h)( s=ng sinh r r)i s=ng tn( < con s=ng &@i <-n\
S=ng thM $hi du *+ th,ng( nhng n@c thM lu+n lu+n ] <=; S=ng l Bhin t#ngE *+
th,ng (non$er&nent $heno&enon)( n@c l B01n tTnhE th,ng hng ($er&nent
essence);
ThT dG co hWn qIy t]ng t#ng *| trG l &Lt !ho1ng nh+ng *{ <?i; TJ !ho1ng nh+ng
<= &Oi th^ sinh r cHy cf( tri <Zt( tinh t:( t+i( 0?n\* !hi sP gM ch-t <i thM l?i tr] *
*@i !ho1ng nh+ng <=; 7Oi sP c= scng c= ch-t l hin t#ng *+ th,ng (non$er&nent
$heno&enon); nho1ng nh+ng chQng 0o gi, thy <"i <= l 01n tTnh th,ng hng
($er&nent essence);
Suy t]ng &^c co hWn TZt c1 &Oi th^ trong *| trG & t c= th t]ng t#ng <#c <u
l $hi du *+ th,ng (non$er&nent $heno&enon) hy BtWng <ciE (relti*e)( * <u
<#c sinh r tJ &Lt ci nn *{ <?i th,ng hng ($er&nent essence) hy Btuyt <ciE
(0solute)ci th,ng hng *{ <?i ny l nh+ng( l Th#ng R-( l Kllh( l Tuyt Rci;
R= l liAn h giV tWng <ci (relti*e) * tuyt <ci (0solute) & &Oi tri-t thuy-t <+ng
tHy <u cc ggng !hi trin;
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7Oi tWng <ci <u tJ Tuyt Rci & r * lu+n lu+n n& trong Tuyt Rci;
Nh 5h6t n=i rng &Oi sP l nh+ng( tJ nh+ng & <-n( * l?i tr] * nh+ng l nh th-;
RHy l chV nh+ng c3 Dt NhI TH& ninh;
(R"i chV nh+ng thnh chV hh: hy Kllh( thM thnh cHu n=i ThiAn ch: gio hy q)i
gio 7Oi sP tJ hh:Kllh & <-n( * l?i tr] * hh:Kllh);
Nothin$ ]Qi3t3
&o! Tesshu( s young student o Zen( *isited one &ster ter nother; qe clled
u$on Fo!uon o Sho!o!u;
Fesiring to shod his ttin&ent( he sid BThe &ind( Duddh( nd sentient 0eings( ter
ll( do not ebist; The true nture o $heno&en is e&$tiness; There is no reliztion( no
delusion( no sge( no &ediocrity; There is no gi*ing nd nothing to 0e recei*ed;E
Fo!uon( dho ds s&o!ing quietly( sid nothing; Suddenly he dhc!ed &o! dith
his 0&0oo $i$e; This &de the youth quite ngry;
B nothing ebists(E inquired Fo!uon( Bdhere did this nger co&e ro&zE
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Ah=n$ &"; !h=n$ In
qy!u8o( thin s ng,i Trung qucc( th,ng l& *ic lo <Lng *@i cc hOc tr ngy c1
!hi c1 <I t& &Wi( dOn *,n( cgt cf( tS cHy;
hc hOc tr lo lgng thZy *2 th[y gi l& *ic cPc qu( nhng hO 0i-t th[y chQng nghe l,i
!huyAn c3 hO & nghS ngWi( nAn hO dZu <) ngh l& *,n;
Ngy <= s $hG chQng %n; Ngy !- ti-$ th[y c|ng chQng %n( * ngy !- ti-$ c|ng *6y;
Bh= l th[y gi6n &Mnh <I dZu <) ngh(E cc hOc tr <on( B7Mnh $h1i tr1 l?i th+i;E
Ngy hO tr1 l?i <) ngh( th[y l& *ic * %n nh tr@c <=; Tci <= th[y d?y hOc tr
Bnh+ng l&( !h+ng %n;E
Bnh*
Thin s gi ny l Dch Tr#ng qoi q1i( < ta c3 7I T" R?o NhZt( &Lt trong 0
ng,i c= 1nh h]ng l@n nhZt trong Thin t+ngS t" D) R R?t R( tGc t" qu N%ng(
7I T" R?o NhZt;
Su !hi 7I T" sng l6$ tu *in Tng tH&( Dch Tr#ng qoi q1i nci ti-$ l6$ r h
thcng cc quy tgc trong tu *in; hh3 trWng cuLc scng BNhZt nh6t 0Zt tc( nhZt nh6t 0Zt
thPcE (Ngy no !h+ng l&( ngy <= !h+ng %n) c3 Dch Tr#ng tJng gY$ nhiu !h=
!h%n( 02 chS trTch *M tri *@i quy c3( gi@i lu6t tr@c <Hy c3 ng,i tu hnh 5h6t Nio( th6&
chT c= ng,i cn cho s l !y ngo?i <?o;
Thin t+ng tJ <= tr] thnh tTch cPc hWn; hc thin s c= lci scng B*o <,iE rZt tTch cPc;
hc *2 !h+ng chS ng)i thin c1 ngy( chQng l& gM nh &Oi ng,i l[& t]ng; Thin c=
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th thPc hnh &ì giHy $h:t( di t <ng l& *ic gM; Thin !h+ng c= ngh{ chS l ng)i
Thin;
Ngy trong hng !hZt s{( !hZt thPc (bin %n) l &Lt lo?i tu t6$ tTch cPc hng ngy; Ri
!hZt thPc l &Lt c+ng *ic !h= !h%n( < tu t6$ h?nh !hiA& tcn * t{nh lYng cho &Mnh(
<)ng th,i gi:$ &Oi ng,i thPc hnh h?nh 0c thT;
Bnh+ng l&( !h+ng %nE hy Bl& < %nE l quy lu6t tP nhiAn; BScng l l&E<Hy l
&Lt tri-t ls tP nhiAn * ho?t <Lng tTch cPc trong <,i scng;
No Gor!; No +oo,
qy!u8o( the hhinese Zen &ster( used to l0or dith his $u$ils e*en t the ge o eighty(
tri&&ing the grdens( clening the grounds( nd $runing the trees;
The $u$ils elt sorry to see the old techer dor!ing so hrd( 0ut they !ned he dould not
listen to their d*ice to sto$( so they hid dy his tools;
Tht dy the &ster did not et; The nebt dy he did not et( nor the nebt; Bqe &y 0e
ngry 0ecuse de h*e hidden his tools(E the $u$ils sur&ised; Be hd 0etter $ut the&
0c!;E
The dy they did( the techer dor!ed nd te the s&e s 0eore; n the e*ening he
instructed the& BNo dor!( no ood;E
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BRn th1t
Ngy b lHu lg& r)i ] Trung qucc c= hi ng,i 0?n( &Lt ng,i <n hy * &Lt ng,i
nghe hy;
nhi ng,i <n * n:i co( ng,i nghe n=i BT+i c= th thZy n:i co tr@c &Yt t;E
nhi ng,i <n * n@c( ng,i nghe n=i BRHy l dng n@c ch1y~E
Nhng ng,i nghe gY$ 0?o 0nh & ch-t; Ng,i <n cgt <^t dHy <n * !h+ng 0o gi,
<n nV; TJ <= tr] <i( cgt <^t dHy <n l 0iu t#ng c3 tMnh 0?n thg& thi-t;
Bnh*
RHy l cHu chuyn * D Nh Ta n th,i uHn Thu hhi-n uucc; D Nh( l& qun( l
ng,i <n Ta n( ng,i nghe( l tiu $hu; NY$ nhu * !-t ngh{ nh e& *M Btri H&E
(hiu <#c H& thnh)( cho nAn ngy ny t c= tJ B0?n tri H&E;
hHy <n & D Nh ding c= l l cHy h" h[&( & ngy ny *n cn ding; h" c[& cn
l tin thHn c3 Th6$ tGc quyn h[& (hy T& Th6$ tGc quyn h[&)( t^c l Rn
Trnh (1m dHy hy jm dHy) ngy ny;
qiu nhu !h+ng c[n $h1i ] chung *@i nhu /0 n%&; hh gY$ nhu c|ng <I c= th
hiu nhu ngy chS qu ti-ng <n;
qiu nhu !h+ng c[n n=i nhiu;
Nhng hiu nhu c[n (1) Ng,i 0i-t din <?t <:ng <iu &Mnh &ucn din <?t( * (/)
ng,i 0i-t nghe <iu ng,i !i din <?t;
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Riu qun trOng ] <Hy l Ng,i din <?t( !h+ng chS l& r H& 0ng ty( & l h)n &Mnh
<ng n=i nhVng l,i l sHu !Tn trong tH&; 9 ng,i nghe !h+ng chS nghe H& 0ng ti( &
h)n &Mnh <ng trPc nh6n nhVng thM th[& tJ h)n ng,i !i;
96y thM( < c= tri H&( !hi n=i chuyn( t c= n=i thnh th6t nhVng sHu !Tn c3 h)n t
!h+ng( hy t &u &( 0y *y( thi-u thnh tH&z N-u t !h+ng thnh tH& thM rZt !h= c=
0?n tri H&;
9 !hi t nghe( t c= ding tH& h)n < nghe tH& h)n !h+ng( hy t chS 0i-t nghe H& 0ng
tiz N-u !h+ng 0i-t nghe thM l& so Btri H&E i <#cz
NiV <n * nghe( <iu no !h= hWnz F{ nhiAn ] &^c co thM l& gM c|ng !h=; Nhng
c= l l nghe !h= hWn <n( *M <n l <n <iu &Mnh ngh{( nghe l nghe <iu ng,i !hc
ngh{; 7Mnh 0i-t &Mnh ngh{ gM < din <?t( nhng ng,i nghe thM l?i !h+ng 0i-t ng,i !i
ngh{ gM( $h1i lZy H& thnh & suy <on;
N=i 0o gi, c|ng d hWn nghe; 96y thM trong liAn h con ng,i( n=i cXn th6n( nhng $h1i
nghe cPc ! ch%& ch:;
True +rien,3
K long ti&e go in hhin there dere tdo riends( one dho $lyed the hr$ s!illully nd
one dho listen s!illully;
hen the one $lyed or sng 0out &ountin( the other dould sy B cn see the
&ountin 0eore us;E
hen the one $lyed 0out dter( the listener dould ebcli& Bqere is the running
stre&~E
Dut the listener ell sic! nd died; The irst riend cut the strings o his hr$ nd ne*er
$lyed gin; Since tht ti&e the cutting o hr$ strings hs ldys 0een sign o
inti&te riendshi$;
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Gi7 ch9t
Thin s !!yu rZt th+ng &inh l:c cn nhf; Th[y c3 !!yu c= &Lt tch tr qus( <) c"
hi-& c=; !!yu l l& * tch ny * rZt 0ci rci; Nghe ti-ng chHn th[y( !!yu dZu chi-c
tch su lng; nhi th[y <-n( !!yu hfi BT?i so ng,i t $h1i ch-tzE
BR= l tP nhiAn(E *2 th[y gi gi1i thTch; BTZt c1 &Oi th^ <u ch-t * chS c= &Lt th,i gin
< scng;E
!!yu( < ci tch * r( * thA& BNi, ch-t c3 ci tch c3 th[y ct cuLc( stress chi-n thgng <#c c1 hi ng,ing,i
n=i * ng,i nghe;
9M *6y( !hi <Gng chuyn( t c|ng nAn nghe l,i nhgc nh] c3 ng,i !hc * cc quy lu6t
tP nhiAn <ng ho?t <Lng trong cuLc scng c3 t;
Ti"e to -ie
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!!yu( the Zen &ster( ds *ery cle*er e*en s 0oy; qis techer hd $recious tecu$(
rre ntique; !!yu h$$ened to 0re! this cu$ nd ds gretly $er$lebed; qering the
ootste$s o his techer( he held the $ieces o the cu$ 0ehind hi&; hen the &ster
$$ered( !!yu s!ed Bhy do $eo$le h*e to diezE
BThis is nturl(E eb$lined the older &n; Bv*erything hs to die nd hs 8ust so long to
li*e;E
!!yu( $roducing the shttered cu$( dded Bt ds ti&e or your cu$ to die;E
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Eh1t 3'n$ @ th &" (yn tr"
hc thin s cho gio huZn c nhHn trong &Lt $hng !Tn; nh+ng i *o $hng <#c !hi
th[y * tr <ng ] trong <=;
WVm eVt TZA tr/nh ]o"ur/.
7o!uri( thin s c3 thin *in nennin ] nyoto( thTch n=i chuyn *@i cc donh nhHn(
nh 0o( c|ng nh *@i < ta c3 &Mnh; h= &Lt nh th# l& 0)n tg& g[n nh l thZt hOc;
Knh t hy hfi 7o!uri &Lt &@ cc cHu hfi !hing <iAn( ucng tr( r)i <i;
Ngy nO !hi nh th# l& 0)n tg& <ng ] <= 7o!uri &ucn gio huZn c nhHn cho &Lt
< ta( nAn thin s 01o nh th# sng $hng !hc <#i;
BT+i 0i-t th[y l &Lt *2 5h6t scng(E nh t $h1n <ci; BNgy c1 cc +ng 5h6t < trong chi
!h+ng 0o gi, tJ chci 0o nhiAu ng,i <-n tr@c cc *2; 96y t?i so t+i l?i 02 &,i rzE
7ohuri $h1i <i r !hfi $hng < gY$ hOc tr;
Bnh*
7o!uri( T!ed 7o!uri (1plk1'j0)( l Ti-ng SZ& T{nh tYng ch:ng t <I n=i <-n
trong 0i Ti-ng *` c3 &Lt 0n ty;
F{ nhiAn l nh chng th# l& 0)n tg& ny *J si( *J 0Zt l2ch sP( *J gn;
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hh2u thu l th#ng sch; Ng,i th+ng thi 0i-t !hi no nAn thu;
&Lt g=c <L tH& linh no <=( nh gn ny c= th <:ng 5h6t scng thM $h1i ta t- hWn
5h6t <; R= tH& th#ng thJ c3 5h6t;
Trong c)c vVn (E tm l.nhA <h'. ch6ng nh^ng ngQ0. st hdc v ng/y thwng lF. ca (Qmc mYt
trs tu+ (tu+ nhRn) hXn (/ > md. ngQ0. ca hdcH
5h1i ch%ng <= c|ng l ls do t?i so nhiu *2 !ho 01ng 0ng cZ$ co l?i !h+ng qun tH&
gM <-n *Zn < tH& linhcho <= l chuyn nh1& nhT hy &A tTn d2 <on chS *M !h+ng ls
gi1i <#c h-t 0ng ls lu6n hy ch^ng &inh <#c h-t 0ng !ho hOc* ng#c l?i nhVng
ng,i 0Mnh dHn Tt hOc l?i th,ng ch%& ch: *o tH& linh hWnz
5h1i ch%ng <= c|ng l ls do lGc t" thin t+ng qu N%ng( !h+ng 0i-t chV( !h+ng hOc !inh
sch 0o gi,( nhng !hi nghe ng,i hng b=& <Oc ninh ni& hng <-n cHu Bng *+ s]
trG nhi snh ! tH&E thM hct nhiAn <?i ngLz
The ?i@in$ Bu,,ha an, the Tu("a!er
Zen &sters gi*e $ersonl guidnce in secluded roo&; No one enters dhile techer nd
$u$il re together;
7o!uri( the Zen &ster o nennin te&$le in nyoto( used to en8oy tl!ing dith
&erchnts nd neds$$er&en s dell s dith his $u$ils; K certin tu0&!er ds l&ost
illiterte; qe dould s! oolish questions o 7o!uri( h*e te( nd then go dy;
ne dy dhile the tu0&!er ds there 7o!uri dished to gi*e $ersonl guidnce to
disci$le( so he s!ed the tu0&!er to dit in nother roo&;
B understnd you re li*ing Duddh(E the &n $rotested; Bv*en the stone Duddhs in
the te&$le ne*er reuse the nu&erous $ersons dho co&e together 0eore the&; hy then
should 0e ebcludedzE
7o!uri hd to go outside to see his disci$le;
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Ba &oRi t\
7Lt thin s tAn Nettn scng *o cuci <,i s^ quHn To!ugd; Thin s th,ng n=i Bh=
0 lo?i < ta to?i truyn Thin cho ng,i !hc( lo?i giV gMn chi chin * 0n th,( *
r)i c= $h,ng gi o t:i cW&;E
Nsn din t1 cing &Lt s t]ng; nhi Nsn <ng hOc *@i Te!isui( *2 th[y ny rZt !hgc
nghit; R+i !hi thin s <nh Nsn; hc < ta !hc !h+ng ch2u lci d?y th- ny * nghS
hOc; Nsn ] l?i *@i th[y( n=i rng BR ta d] dP oi th[y; R ta trung 0Mnh i &L sP
hin d2u c3 th[y; R ta gifi l@n &?nh trong ! lu6t c3 th[y;E
Bnh*
Fi ng+n tJ !hc nhu( Nettn * Nsn din t1 cing &Lt s t]ng R ta gi o t:i cW&
dP oi th[y; R ta trung 0Mnh giV chi chin 0n th,( i &L sP hin d2u c3 th[y; R ta
gifi truyn Thin cho ng,i !hc( l@n &?nh trong ! lu6t c3 th[y;
Tiy theo *2 th[y <o t?o lo?i < ta no( *2 th[y c= cung cch d?y cho lo?i < ta <=; F?y
$h,ng gi o t:i cW& thM Bso c|ng <#cE; F?y <& trung 0Mnh thM nh_ nhng; Ro t?o
cc 06n th#ng thJ thM cPc ! !hgt !he; hhQng c= huZn luyn *iAn c3 cc <Li th tho
* *6n <Lng *iAn *+ <2ch qucc t- no & bMu bMu n n( *uct *e c1;
hho nAn n-u t &ucn thnh *+ <2ch & tM& th[y c3 h?ng trung 0Mnh cho nh_ nhng( thM
!h+ng th thnh *+ <2ch <#c; Di-t l &Mnh &ucn gM( r)i tM& th[y cho <:ng &Gc <Tch <=;
>)i ch2u <Png ! lu6t c3 th[y;
hho nAn *ic hOc l tiy < ta hWn l tiy th[y; Th[y d?y cch c3 th[y( n-u < ta !h+ng
thTch thM tM& th[y !hc; Th[y c= &Gc <Tch <o t?o * ding $hWng $h$ h#$ cho &Gc
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<Tch <=( R ta !h+ng cing &Gc <Tch thM tM& th[y !hc; hing &Gc <Tch thM ] l?i * ch2u
<Png gio huZn;
Three Ain,3 of -i3cip&e3
K Zen &ster n&ed Nettn li*ed in the ltter $rt o the To!ugd er; qe used to sy
BThere re three !inds o disci$les those dho i&$rt Zen to others( those dho &intin
the te&$les nd shrines( nd then there re the rice 0gs nd the clotheshngers;E
Nsn eb$ressed the s&e ide; hen he ds studying under Te!isui( his techer ds
*ery se*ere; So&eti&es he e*en 0et hi&; ther $u$ils dould not stnd this !ind o
teching nd quit; Nsn re&ined( sying BK $oor disci$le utilizes techers
inluence; K ir disci$le d&ires techers !indness; K good disci$le grods strong
under techers disci$line;E
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?" 3ao S @i9t "Ht (i th# Tu
7Lt thi s{ n"i ti-ng c3 Nh6t <#c hfi l& th- no < l& &Lt 0i thW Tu;
BThW Tu th,ng c= k hng(E thi s{ gi1i thTch; Bqng <[u l cHu <[u tiAn hng th^ nhM l
ti-$ tGc c3 cHu <[u hng th^ 0 0f ch3 < ny * 0gt <[u ch3 < &@i * hng th^ t
liAn !-t 0 hng <[u *@i nhu; 7Lt 0i ht $h" th+ng c3 Nh6t &inh hO <iu ny
H/. t.uu thX nh b)n lt/ y Iyoto
`# ch h/. mQX. ;m mQ0. t)m
`h.*n b.nh g.*t ngQ0. bSng gQXm d)o
H/. c# g.*t ngQ0. bSng (#. mYt
Bnh*
Dcn cHu thW trong &Lt 0i t^ tuyt l nh]i( thJ( chuyn( h#$;
hhTnh *M sgc <_$ c= th gi-t ng,i & !hi >yonen( sgc <_$ !huynh thnh( bin yonen $h1i ding sgt
n=ng <ct &Yt &Mnh( h3y ho?i nhn sgc *{nh *in( &@i <#c q!uo nh6n l& < ta;
hc thin s th,ng chQng s# gM c1( nhng be& r s# sgc <_$;
Sgc <_$ l &Lt trong 0 &Gc tiAu l@n c3 th&tin ti( sgc <_$( * dnh *Ong; 5hG nV
th& sgc <_$ cho &Mnh; Rn +ng th& chi-& hVu $hG nV nhn sgc; Th& l &Lt trong 0
<Lc th& sHn si;
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Sgc <_$ gi-t ng,i thM rU r)i; Nhng c= th6t th- !h+ngz Sgc <_$ gi-t ng,i( hy Blong
th& sgcE gi-t ng,iz Tin gi-t ng,i hy Blng th& tinE gi-t ng,iz
Btng th&E l tH&; 96y thM( chTnh tH& t gi-t t( so l?i <" lì cho tin 0?c hy sgc
<_$z
7Oi th^ !hc c3 0 <Lc th& sHn si c|ng th-
T+i chai hgn *M hgn l& th-; nh+ng( !h+ng $h1i *M hgn l& th-( & *M t+i n"i lng sHn
h6n; qgn l& th- l *ic c3 hgn( n"i n=ng * chai hgn hy t{nh lYng l *ic c3 t; RJng
nh[& ln( <Jng <" lì cho ng,i !hc;
T+i n=i bZu hgn( *M hgn n=i bZu t+i; nh+ng( <= l *M t+i !h+ng qu1n <#c tH& t+i * ci
&ing c3 t+i( !h+ng $h1i *M hgn; T+i !h+ng $h1i l hMnh nL& & hgn &ucn gi6t dHy t+i
l:c no thM t+i c|ng sn sng nh1y theo lnh c3 hgn l:c <=;
qgn l& *ic bZu( t+i n=i cho &Oi ng,i 0i-t l *ic <Wng nhiAn; nh+ng( <= chQng l
*ic <Wng nhiAn; Th^ nhZt( chuyn c3 0?n n=i * hgn th,ng l !h+ng <:ng 100 *
n-u c= &Yt hgn <= < gi1i thTch hy 0in hL( thM cHu chuyn c= th !hc <i rZt nhiu; N=i
chuyn &Lt chiu gi1n d2 l n=i dci( *M n= !h+ng th6t; Th^ hi( n-u 0?n n=i bZu * hgn thM
<#c gM cho bI hLi( ngoi *ic thf &In th=i quen c3 ci &ing thTch n=i hnh n=i tfi
c3 0?nz N=i hy !h+ng l *M &Mnh c= qu1n <#c ci tH& * ci &ing c3 &Mnh !h+ng;
RJng <" lì *M ng,i ny( ng,i !i;
7Oi ng,i <u th& nh|ng h-t( t+i $h1i th& nh|ng < scng;
96y soz
7Oi ng,i <u h:t thucc h-t( t+i $h1i h:t < scngz
7Oi ng,i <u ucng r#u h-t( t+i $h1i ucng r#u < scngz
7Oi ng,i <u <nh nhu h-t( t+i $h1i <nh nhu < scngz
7Oi ng,i <u n=i dci h-t( t+i $h1i n=i dci < scngz
qWn nV( tJ B&Oi ng,iE l $h=ng <?i qu r)i; B7Lt sc ng,iE thM <:ng hWn;
Th& nh|ng hy !h+ng l do lng th& c3 &Mnh; RJng <" lì cho ng,i !hc;
T=& l?i TH& l ch3;
Ngh{ l t l& gM( tct hy bZu( c|ng l do tH& t; qIy nh6n trch nhi& 100 cho &Oi
t t]ng * hnh <Lng c3 &Mnh; RJng chS ng=n ty *o ng,i !hc( *6t !hc;
Kob to Grite a Chine3e Eoe"
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K dell!nodn x$nese $oet ds s!ed hod to co&$ose hhinese $oe&;
BThe usul hhinese $oe& is our lines(E he eb$lins; BThe irst line contins the initil
$hse the second line( the continution o tht $hse the third line turns ro& this su08ect
nd 0egins ned one nd the ourth line 0rings the irst three lines together; K $o$ulr
x$nese song illustrtes this
T?o d/ught;r> o= / >.l" m;rch/nt l.v; .n Iyoto
Th; ;ld;r .> t?;ntyA th; young;rA ;.ght;;n
K >old.;r m/y ".ll ?.th h.> >?ord
eut th;>; g.rl> >l/y m;n ?.th th;.r ;y;>
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O'i thoRi thin
Thin s th,ng d?y hOc tr 0iu lL chTnh &Mnh; h= hi thin *in( &ì thin *in c= &Lt
thin sinh nhf; 7Lt e&( &ì sng <i &u ru( gY$ e& !i trAn <,ng <i;
BD?n <i <Hu <=zE &Lt e& hfi;
BT+i <i nWi no chHn t+i <i(E e& !i tr1 l,i;
hHu tr1 l,i l& e& ny 0ci rci( nAn e& * hfi th[y gi:$ <]; BSng &i(E th[y 01o e&(
B!hi con gY$ 0?n( hfi cHu hfi <= l?i; N= s tr1 l,i y nh c|( r)i con hfi n= N-u 0?n
!h+ng c= chHn( thM 0?n <ng <i <Huz 96y s chSnh <#c n=;E
qi 0 l?i gY$ nhu sng h+& su;
BD?n <ng <T <Hu d=zE e& th^ nhZt hfi;
BT+i <i nWi no gi= th"i <i(E e& !i tr1 l,i;
hHu tr1 l,i ny l?i l& e& chong *ng; v& &ng thZt 0?i * hfi th[y;
Bqfi n= <ng <i <Hu n-u !h+ng c= gi=(E th[y chS;
q+& su hi 0 gY$ nhu l[n th^ 0;
BD?n <ng <i <Hu d=zE e& th^ nhZt hfi;
BT+i <ng <-n ch# &u ru(E e& !i tr1 l,i;
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Bnh*
BDiu lL chTnh &MnhE l n=i <iu gM &Mnh &ucn n=i( 0ng cch &Mnh &ucn n=i; BT+i <i
nWi no chHn t+i <iE hy BT+i <i nWi no gi= th"i <iE c|ng nh ch:ng t hy n=i BRi *ng
*ngE hy BRi lng thngE( t^c l <i nWi no hi chHn < <i;
Rci tho?i c= ngh{ l n-u hfi thM tr1 l,i( !h+ng $h1i l <Zu chV; Thin s <+i !hi ding tJ
rZt thi c trong cch n=i( l& ng,i t t]ng cc *2 <Zu chV; nh+ng $h1i l &Lt *2 n=i r
&Lt cHu *%n *y( *2 !hi $h1i <ci l?i 0ng &Lt cHu *%n *y hWn( hy cHu siAu hWn c= th l&
cho *2 tr@c 02 0T<= !h+ng $h1i l <ci tho?i; 9 <= l thi <L si l[& c3 e& 0 hfi <[u
tiAn( * th[y c3 e&;
BDiu lL chTnh &MnhE l n=i <iu gM <ng b1y r; R= l <ci tho?i thnh th6t( *@i thPc t?i
<ng b1y r;
N-u ding c+ng th^c( h+& qu n=i so h+& ny n=i *6y( thM <= l !h+ng thnh th6t( *M
h+& qu !hc ny !hc( n=i cing &Lt cHu so <#cz Rci tho?i ch^ <Hu $h1i tr1 0i hOc
thuLc lng~
Rci tho?i Thin l scng Thinscng ] <Hy l:c ny( n=i ] <Hy l:c ny( *@i tH& trcng
r`ng( !h+ng &u &( !h+ng <=ng !2ch( !h+ng ng[& h? nhu;
7ì ngy ch:ng t <ci tho?i th- noz hh:ng t <ci tho?i( hy chS l1& nh1& c+ng th^c <I
thuLc lng( chQng ngh{ ls gM c1z Rci tho?i th6t sP hy ng[& <Zu < < tM& cch h? nhuz
ien -ia&o$ue
Zen techers trin their young $u$ils to eb$ress the&sel*es; Tdo Zen te&$les ech hd
child $rotg; ne child( going to o0tin *eget0les ech &orning( dould &eet the other
on the dy;
Bhere re you goingzE s!ed the one;
B & going dhere*er &y eet go(E the other res$onded;
This re$ly $uzzled the irst child dho dent to his techer or hel$; BTo&orrod &orning(E
the techer told hi&( Bdhen you &eet tht little ellod( s! hi& the s&e question; qe
dill gi*e you the s&e nsder( nd then you s! hi& Su$$ose you h*e no eet( then
dhere re you goingz Tht dill ib hi&;E
The children &et gin the olloding &orning;
Bhere re you goingzE s!ed the irst child;
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B & going dhere*er the dind 0lods(E nsdered the other;
This gin non$lussed the youngster( dho too! his deet to his techer;
BKs! hi& dhere he is going i there is no dind(E suggested the techer;
The nebt dy the children &et third ti&e;
Bhere re you goingzE s!ed the irst child;
B & going to the &r!et to 0uy *eget0les(E the other re$lied;
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Ca Vu &Vn cu'i
Tngen <I hOc *@i Sengi tJ h)i cn 0; t:c lAn /0 Tngen &ucn r,i th[y * th%& *i-ng
cc th[y !hc < hOc <ci chi-u; Nhng Sengi !h+ng cho $h$; 7ì l[n tngent nhgc <-n
chuyn <=( Sengi l?i cho Tngen &Lt ci c: <[u;
huci cing Tngen hfi &Lt s huynh bin th[y hL; S hunh l& <#c * cho tngent 0i-t
Bong r)i; Knh <I sg$ b-$ < e& 0gt <[u cuLc hnh hWng ngy l6$ t^c;E
Tngen <-n g%$ Sengi < c& Wn th[y <I cho $h$; S $hG tr1 l,i Tngen 0ng &Lt ci
c: <[u;
nhi Tngen ! l?i chuyn cho s huynh( s huynh n=i Bhhuyn gM *6yz Th[y !h+ng th
cho $h$ bong r)i thy <"i s !i-n; Knh s n=i *@i th[y nh *6y;E 9 s huynh <-n gY$
th[y;
BTh[y <Hu c= h3y $h$(E Sengi n=i; BTh[y chS &ucn cho n= ci c: <[u cuci cing( *M !hi
n= tr] * n= s gic ngL * th[y !h+ng th l &gng n= nV;E
Bnh*
Di ny t=& tgt tri-t ls gio dGc thin t+ng & t <I quen thuLc trong nhVng 0i tr@c;
Th[y ding <3 hMnh th^c gio dGc < gi:$ hOc tr tSnh th^c( tJ d2u dng nh_ nhng( <-n l
&gng( <6$ 0n( gU nn nh( <+i !hi cho ci tt ti( ci c: <[u( hy &Lt g6y; Nhng cc
hMnh th^c Bgio dGc nYngE !h+ng *M th[y gi6n dV( & chS l &Lt $hWng cch < <nh
<Lng tH& trT hOc tr tSnh th^c;
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nhi hOc tr <I tSnh th^c( t^c l <I <?t ngL( ng,i hOc tr tr] thnh th[y( * &Oi hMnh
th^c gio dGc c| chZ& d^t; DHy gi, th[y tr <u l th[y c1( <u <I <?t ngL( !h+ng c[n *
!h+ng th gio dGc nYng nV; hing lg& l 0n *@i nhu *i 0 cHu;
Ngy ny ch:ng t c|ng c= cc cHu hfi trong h thcng gio dGc Nio *iAn c= nAn sa
dGng hMnh $h?t th chZt ($hysicl $unish&entqu gci( !hy &+ng( *;*;;) *@i hOc sinhz
N-u c= thM trong nhVng tr,ng h#$ no( * nhVng hMnh $h?t no c= th chZ$ nh6n <#cz
Nio *iAn c= <#c huZn luyn < 0i-t rng hMnh $h?t l gio dGc( ch^ !h+ng $h1i l cch
< l& cho &Mnh h1 gi6n !h+ngz
The ?a3t /ap
Tngen hd studied dith Sengi since childhood; hen he ds tdenty he dnted to le*e
his techer nd *isit others or co&$rti*e study( 0ut Sengi dould not $er&it this;
v*ery ti&e Tngen suggested it( Sengi dould gi*e hi& r$ on the hed;
Cinlly Tngen s!ed n elder 0rother to cob $er&ission ro& Sengi; This the 0rother
did nd then re$orted to Tngen Bt is rrnged; h*e ibed it or you to strt your
$ilgri&ge t once;E
Tngen dent to Sengi to thn! hi& or his $er&ission; The &ster nsdered 0y gi*ing
hi& nother r$;
hen Tngen relted this to his elder 0rother the other sid Bht is the &tterz Sengi
hs no 0usiness gi*ing $er&ission nd then chnging his &ind; dill tell hi& so;E Knd
o he dent to see the techer;
B did not cncel &y $er&ission(E sid Sengi; B 8ust dished to gi*e hi& one lst s&c!
o*er the hed( or dhen he returns he dill 0e enlightened nd dill not 0e 0le to
re$ri&nd hi& gin;E
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.)i @N cJa thanh !i9" cJa Banso
7t8uro gyu l con c3 &Lt !i-& s{ n"i ti-ng; hh c3 7t8uro tin rng con &Mnh
qu t[& th,ng < c= th thnh <?i !i-& s{( nAn tJ con;
9M *6y 7t8uro lAn n:i 7ount Curt * tM& gY$ !i-& s{ lJng dnh Dnzo; Nhng
Dnzo bc nh6n sP <2nh gi c3 ng,i ch; Bh6u &ucn hOc !i-& <?o c3 t+izE Dnzo
hfi; Bh6u !h+ng th l& trn cc yAu c[u <#c <Hu;E
BNhng n-u con t6$ luyn ch%& chS thM c[n 0o nhiAu n%& < thnh co th3zE c6u nhf
!iAn trM;
Bh1 <,i c6u(E Dnzo tr1 l,i;
Bhon !h+ng <#i lHu th- <#c(E 7t8uro gi1i thTch; Bhon sn sng ch2u <Png &Oi cPc
!h"( n-u th[y 0ng lng d?y con; N-u con tr] thnh ng,i <[y t@ trung tTn c3 th[y( thM
s tcn 0o lHuzE
Br( c= th l 10 n%&;E Dnzo lii 0@c;
Bhh c3 con <I gi r)i( * con s $h1i lo cho ch s@& th+i(E 7t8uro ti-$ tGc; BN-u con
l& *ic cPc nhOc hWn rZt nhiu( thM s tcn 0o lHuzE
Br( c= th l j0 n%&(E Dnzo n=i;
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BSo *6yzE 7t8uro hfi; Bt:c <[u th[y n=i 10 n%& * 0Hy gi, lAn j0 n%&; hon s ch2u
0Zt !M cPc !h" no < thu[n thGc !i-& thu6t trong th,i gin nggn nhZt~E
B(E Dnzo n=i( trong tr,ng h#$ <= c6u s $h1i ] *@i t+i <-n o0 n%&; 7Lt ng,i hZ$
tZ$ <i !-t qu1 nh c6u Tt !hi hOc nhnh <#c;E
B9Hng <#c(E c6u nhf tuyAn 0c( cuci cing c6u c|ng hiu l c6u <ng 02 &gng *M thi-u
!iAn nhn( Bcon <)ng s;E
7t8uro <#c r lnh !h+ng 0o gi, <#c nhgc <-n !i-& thu6t * !h+ng 0o gi, <#c
s, <-n thnh !i-&; h6u nZu %n cho s $hG( ra chn( dOn gi,ng( dOn d_$ sHn( ch%& s=c
*,n( l& tZt c1 & !h+ng n=i &Lt l,i * !i-& thu6t;
D n%& tr+i qu; 7t8uro *n ti-$ tGc lo <Lng; Ngh{ <-n tWng li( c6u 0u)n; h6u ch
<#c ngy c1 0gt <[u < t6$ &+n ngh thu6t & c6u <I hi-n dHng c1 <,i &Mnh;
Nhng &Lt ngy nO Dnzo ln 0 <-n su lng 7t8uro * cho c6u &Lt <6$ dV dLi *@i
thnh !i-& g`;
Ngy h+& su( !hi 7t8uro <ng nZu cW&( Dnzo l?i nh1y <-n tZn c+ng 0Zt ng,;
TJ ngy <=( ngy c|ng nh <A&( 7t8uro $h1i lo chcng < cc c: tZn c+ng 0Zt ng,;
hhQng c= l:c no 7t8uro l?i !h+ng ngh{ <-n &ii *2 c3 thnh !i-& c3 Dnzo;
h6u hOc nhnh <-n nì c6u &ng nG c,i <-n trAn &Yt c3 s $hG; 7t8uro tr] thnh
!i-& s{ *{ <?i nhZt trong n@c Nh6t;
Bnh*
T{nh lYng l c%n 01n c3 *U hOc; nhi t{nh lYng thM c1 ng| qun ln t t]ng c3 t nh?y
0n hWn < chi-n <Zu;
niAn nhn l c%n 01n c3 luyn t6$; TZt c1 &Oi &+n hOc trAn th- gin <u c[n !iAn
nhn( *M sP ti-n h= c[n th,i gin( * ng,i t chS c= th t%ng ti-n tJ tJ theo th,i gin;
nh+ng i c= th <i tJ 1 <-n 10 trong &Lt 0@c; NhVng ng,i thi-u !iAn nhn th,ng 0f
hOc nV chJng( hoYc th,ng tM& cch <i <,ng tgt( l <,ng d] hWn;
hc c+ng *ic c3 <[y t@nZu %n( ra 0t( dOn d_$l cc c+ng *ic tct nhZt < t6$
ch:ng t !iAn nhn * !hiA& tcncng !hiA& tcn t cng !iAn nhn * cng t{nh lYng;
hi t+i l@n th,ng l& cho tH& t )n o bung <Lng * !h+ng !iAn nhn;
Trong BcuLc chi-nE *@i <,i scng( ch:ng t c|ng c[n t{nh lYng < chi-n thgng( * c[n
!iAn nhn < hOc ngh thu6t chi-n thgng;
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9 l& cc *ic <[y t@ hng ngy l cch huZn luyn t rZt tct; hc 0?n( nhZt l cc 0?n
n&( c= nZu %n( ra 0t( qut sHn( giYt <)( chii toilette th,ng !h+ngz
The Ta3te of BansoX3 4bor,
7t8uro gyu ds the son o &ous sdords&n; qis ther( 0elie*ing tht his sons
dor! ds too &ediocre to ntici$te &stershi$( disodned hi&;
So 7t8uro dent to 7ount Cutr nd there ound the &ous sdords&n Dnzo; Dut
Dnzo conir&ed the thers 8udg&ent; Bou dish to lern sdords&nshi$ under &y
guidncezE s!ed Dnzo; Bou cnnot ulill the require&ents;E
BDut i dor! hrd( hod &ny yers dill it t!e to 0eco&e &sterzE $ersisted the
youth;
BThe rest o your lie(E re$lied Dnzo;
B cnnot dit tht long(E eb$lined 7t8uro; B & dilling to $ss through ny hrdshi$
i only you dill tech &e; 0eco&e your de*oted ser*nt( hod long &ight it 0ezE
Bh( &y0e ten yers(E Dnzo relented;
B7y ther is getting old( nd soon &ust t!e cre o hi&(E continued 7t8uro; B
dor! r &ore intensi*ely( hod long dould it t!e &ezE
Bh( &y0e thirty yers(E sid Dnzo;
Bhy is thtzE s!ed 7t8uro; BCirst you sy ten nd nod thirty yers; dill undergo
ny hrdshi$ to &ster this rt in the shortest ti&e~E
Bell(E sid Dnzo( Bin tht cse you dill h*e to re&in dith &e or se*enty yers; K
&n in such hurry s you re to get results seldo& lerns quic!ly;E
B9ery dell(E declred the youth( understnding t lst tht he ds 0eing re0u!ed or
i&$tience( B gree;E
7t8uro ds told ne*er to s$e! o encing nd ne*er to touch sdord; qe coo!ed or
his &ster( dshed the dishes( &de his 0ed( clened the yrd( cred or the grden( ll
dithout dord o sdord&nshi$;
Three yers $ssed; Still 7t8uro l0ored on; Thin!ing o his uture( he ds sd; qe hd
not e*en 0egun to lern the rt to dhich he hd de*oted his lie;
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Dut one dy Dnzo cre$t u$ 0ehind hi& nd g*e hi& terriic 0lod dith dooden
sdord;
The olloding dy( dhen 7t8uro ds coo!ing rice( Dnzo gin s$rng u$on hi&
uneb$ectedly;
Kter tht( dy nd night( 7t8uro hd to deend hi&sel ro& uneb$ected thrusts; Not
&o&ent $ssed in ny dy tht he did not h*e to thin! o the tste o Dnzos sdord;
qe lerned so r$idly he 0rought s&iles to the ce o his &ster; 7t8uro 0ec&e the
gretest sdords&n in the lnd;
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Thin !h#i &\a
q!uin th,ng ! cho cc < ta chuyn * &Lt lIo 0 ch3 &Lt ti& tr( c ng#i s^c
th+ng hiu Thin c3 0; hc < ta !h+ng tin l,i th[y * <-n ti& tr < be& thPc h;
7ì !hi thZy hO <-n( lIo 0 0i-t ngy l hO <-n < ucng tr hy t & * hiu 0i-t Thin
c3 0; N-u <-n < ucng tr( 0 s $hGc *G ta t-; N-u <-n *M t &( 0 s gOi hO r su
0^c 0Mnh $hong; Ngy l:c hO 0@c *o( 0 s ding cHy !hWi la <nh hO;
' $h[n 10 sc < ta !h+ng thot !hfi %n <n c3 0;
Bnh*
Riu t suy ngh{ 0An trong( th,ng 0Lc lL r ngoi( ! c1 !hi t &ucn che dZu; RHy l
thHn ngV (0ody lnguge); ThHn ngV th,ng 0Lc lL tP nhiAn( * ng,i nh6y 0n * thHn
ngV c= th <Oc <#c s t]ng c3 ng,i !hc qu thHn ngV;
hc <iu tr *iAn gifi th,ng rZt nh6y c1& *@i thHn ngV; hc thin s rZt t{nh lYng
th,ng nh6y c1& * &Oi sP( ! c1 thHn ngV; Tuy nhiAn( gifi <Oc thHn ngV hy !h+ng
c|ng tiy ng,i;
Rci *@i thin sinh( t & * s^c hiu 0i-t thin c3 ng,i !hc l &Lt tLi( *M n= chQng
gi:$ <#c gM cho thin sinh c1( ngo?i trJ l& cho thin sinh <i l?c <,ngso snh c?nh
trnh &Mnh *@i ng,i !hc;
Thin !h+ng th thZy( !h+ng th so snh; Thin l scng ] <Hy l:c ny( *@i tH& !h+ng
*@ng &gc; Th- thM l& so nhMn &Lt ng,i < thZy Thin c3 ng,i <= <#cz
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Ki c|ng c= th <?t <#c thin; tIo 0 0n tr c= th <?t thin( trong !hi nhiu thin s
!h+ng th; Thin <-n tJ tH& t{nh lYng( !h+ng *@ng &gc; h= gM l? <Hu & t &z
+irehEo!er ien
q!uin used to tell his $u$ils 0out n old do&n dho hd tesho$( $rising her
understnding o Zen; The $u$ils reused to 0elie*e dht he told the& nd dould go to
the tesho$ to ind out or the&sel*es;
hene*er the do&n sd the& co&ing she could tell t once dhether they hd co&e or
te or to loo! into her grs$ o Zen; n the or&er cse( she dould ser*e the& grciously;
n the ltter( she dould 0ec!on the $u$ils to co&e 0ehind her screen; The instnt they
o0eyed( she dould stri!e the& dith ire$o!er;
Nine out o ten o the& could not esc$e her 0eting;
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Thin cJa n$7i !S truyn
vncho l ng,i ! truyn rZt n"i ti-ng; NhVng truyn tMnh nh ! l& rung <Lng con ti&
c3 ng,i nghe; nhi nh ! truyn chi-n trnh( ng,i nghe c= c1& t]ng nh l hO <ng
] trAn 0Ii chi-n tr,ng;
Ngy nO vncho gY$ &o! Tesshu( &Lt ng,i th,ng sg$ <?t <Snh co c3 Thin;
BT+i hiu(E &o! n=i Bnh l ng,i ! truyn hy nhZt trong n@c t * nh l&
ng,i t !h=c hy c,i !hi nh &ucn; 96y hIy ! cho t+i nghe truyn h6u Ro & t+i
yAu thTch; q)i cn 0 t+i hy n& ng3 0An c?nh &_( * &_ hy ! cho t+i huyn tho?i <=;
9o !ho1ng giV truyn t+i hy thi-$ ng3; qIy ! cho t+i nh l &_ t+i !;E
vncho !h+ng d& tha; Knh bin &Lt tT th,i gin < nghiAn cû; 9i thng su nh <-n gY$
&o! * n=i Bhho t+i cW hLi < ! truyn cho nh;E
BR !hi !hc <i(E &o! tr1 l,i;
vncho rZt thZt *Ong; Knh nghiAn cû thA& * tha l?i l[n nV; &o! tJ chci nh nhiu
l[n; nhi vncho 0gt <[u n=i &o! lin ch6n l?i * n=i BKnh ch gicng &_ t+i;E
vncho tcn &Zt l n%& < c= th ! cho &o! chuyn huyn tho?i nh &_ &o!
<I ! cho nh;
/oj
Dng cch ny( &o! <I truyn Thin cho vncho;
Bnh*
&o! l !i-& s{( su ny thnh thin s( * l th[y c3 ThiAn hong;
7ucn ! truyn <#c nh &_ c3 &o!( vncho $h1i l& *i chuyn
1; t& cho tH& c3 &Mnh hon ton trcng r`ng( !h+ng cn &Lt tT t t]ng * c1& b:c gM
c3 &Mnh trong <=;
/; qiu <#c tMnh c1& * b:c c1& c3 hi &_ con &o! <ci *@i nhu;
j; N=i <#c *@i &o! *@i &Oi tMnh c1& * b:c c1& nh &_ &o!( * $h1i th6t
<-n <L &o! t]ng l &Mnh <ng nghe &_;
T^c l vncho $h1i l& <#c tH& trcng r`ng hon ton( hiu <#c tH& c3 ng,i !hc rZt
sHu sgc( * hnh <Lng nh ng,i !hc hnh <Lng;
hhS c[n <?t <#c 0@c sc &Lt( < tH& trcng r`ng hon ton( l <I <?t <#c Thin r)i;
Thin l scng ] <Hy l:c ny *@i tH& r`ng lYng; h= nhiu cch < <?t Thin( !h+ng nhZt
thi-t l $h1i ng)i Thin * tGng !inh;
4toryte&&erX3 ien
vncho ds &ous storyteller; qis tles o lo*e stirred the herts o his listeners; hen
he nrrted story o dr( it ds s i the listeners the&sel*es dere in the ield o 0ttle;
ne dy vncho &et &o! Tesshu( ly&n dho hd l&ost e&0rced &sterhood o
Zen; B understnd(E sid &o!( Byou re the 0est storyteller in our lnd nd tht you
&!e $eo$le cry or lugh t dill; Tell &e &y *orite story o the 5ech Doy; hen
ds little tot used to slee$ 0eside &y &other( nd she oten relted this legend; n the
&iddle o the story dould ll slee$; Tell it to &e 8ust s &y &other did;E
vncho dred not tte&$t this; qe requested ti&e to study; Se*erl &onths lter he dent to
&o! nd sid B5lese gi*e &e the o$$ortunity to tell you the story;E
BSo&e other dy(E nsdered &o!;
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vncho ds !eenly dis$$ointed; qe studied urther nd tried gin; &o! re8ected
hi& &ny ti&es; hen vncho dould strt to tl! &o! dould sto$ hi&( sying Bou
re not yet li!e &y &other;E
t too! vncho i*e yers to 0e 0le to tell &o! the legend s his &other hd told it to
hi&;
n this dy( &o! i&$rted Zen to vncho;
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Oi ch#i :"
Nhiu thin sinh <ng hOc thin *@i thin s Sengi; h= &Lt c6u th,ng th^c d6y na
<A&( leo t,ng r ngoi( * *o thnh $hc du hT;
Sengi( !i& tr $hng ng3( !h& $h c6u ny *gng &Yt <A& nO * cn !h& $h r ci
gh- co c6u ding < leo qu t,ng; Sengi chuyn ci gh- <i nWi !hc * <^ng *o th-
ci gh-;
nhi chng lIng ta tr] *( !h+ng 0i-t Sengi l ci gh-( <?$ chHn ngy trAn <[u c3 th[y
* nh1y bucng <Zt; nh& $h r &Mnh *J &@i l& gM( c6u thZt !inh;
Sengi n=i BSng s@& tr,i rZt l?nh; hoi chJng 02 c1&;
h6u thin sinh !h+ng 0o gi, lyn <i chWi <A& nV;
;
Bnh*
Ri chWi <A& 02 th[y 0gt gY$ cho &Zy g6y l chuyn th,ng; Ri chWi * <?$ trAn <[u
th[y < *o nh( n-u 02 %n &Zy ho * 02 <u"i *{nh *in( c|ng l chuyn th,ng( *M &Oi
ng,i <u c= th ch, <#i hMnh $h?t nh *6y b1y r;
Nhng n=i nh_ nhng nh chQng b1y r *ic gM( l?i cn lo lgng hOc tr <i chWi <A& 02
c1&( thM chQng i ch, <#i c1( nhZt l chng lIng ta nh t; RHy l <iu hon ton ng?c
nhiAn; D]i *M qu ng?c nhiAn nAn n= l& cho lIng ta nh t scc dV dLi( scc &?nh <-n nì
<nh tiAu lu+n t6t h& <i chWi <A& c3 c6u;
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nh+ng c[n $h1i 0o& nguyAn ta &@i t?o r scc; & lYng c|ng c= th t?o r scc cPc
&?nh; Scc <-n *M !h+ng ch, <#i( ch^ !h+ng $h1i *M $h1i c= 0o& n";
SP !hc 0it giV scc i& lYng * scc 0o& l ] ch` scc 0o& th,ng tn $h !inh !h3ng
di l n= <?t <#c &Gc <Tch hy !h+ng( nhng scc i& lYng thM th,ng chQng h?i gM c1 *
th,ng hiu qu1 hWn;
.i,ni$ht ]Qcur3ion
7ny $u$ils dere studying &edittion under the Zen &ster Sengi; ne o the& used to
rise t night( cli&0 o*er the te&$le dll( nd go to todn on $lesure 8unt;
Sengi( ins$ecting the dor&itory qurters( ound this $u$il &issing one night nd lso
disco*ered the high stool he hd used to scle the dll; Sengi re&o*ed the stool nd
stood there in its $lce;
hen the dnderer returned( not !noding tht Sengi ds the stool( he $ut his eet on the
&sters hed nd 8u&$ed dodn into the grounds; Fisco*ering dht he hd done( he ds
ghst;
Sengi sid Bt is *ery chilly in the erly &orning; Fo 0e creul not to ctch cold
yoursel;E
The $u$il ne*er dent out t night gin;
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? th cho n$7i 3rp ch9t
Dssui *i-t l thW su <Hy cho &Lt < ta sg$ ch-tE
BTh tTnh c3 tH& c3 con !h+ng h <#c sinh r( nAn n= !h+ng 0o gi, ch-t; N= !h+ng
$h1i l hin hVuhin hVu c= th- h &Zt; N= !h+ng $h1i l h !h+ngh !h+ng chS l
&Lt !ho1ng trcng; N= !h+ng c= sgc &u * hMnh thi; N= !h+ng h]ng thG !hoi l?c *
!h+ng <u <@n *@i !h" n?n;
BTh[y 0i-t con 0nh nYng; t &Lt thin sinh sinh gifi( con <ng <ci din 0nh t6t thQng
&Yt; hon !h+ng 0i-t chTnh bc l i <ng <u !h"( nhng hIy tP hfi &Mnh hi gM l th-
tTnh c3 tH& nyz uun chi-u <iu ny th+i; hon chQng c[n gM hWn nV; RJng h& &ucn
gM; T6n cing c3 con l *+ t6n( l &Lt ho tuy-t tn trong !h+ng !hT trong lnh;E
Bnh*
BT+i tJ <Hu <-n( * su !hi ch-t thM t+i <i <HuzE RHy l cHu hfi cct y-u nhZt( cHu hfi !h]i
<[u * l cHu hfi cuci cing( c3 tZt c1 &Oi truyn thcng tri-t ls hy tH& linh;
7Lt cHu hfi !hc( cing ngh{ nh cHu trAn nhng chS !hc tJ( l Bhi tinh y-u c3 t+i l
gMz Th tTnh c3 t+i l gMzE
5h6t gi tr1 l,i
qo tuy-t tn trong !h+ng !hT( *M ho tuy-t tJ !h+ng !hT & <-nhWi n@c trong
!h+ng !hT gY$ l?nh <+ng thnh ho tuy-t( tuy-t tn thnh n@c l?i 0cc hWi *o
!h+ng !hT; qo tuy-t l !h+ng !hT t?& buZt hin !hi gY$ l?nh( 0i-n &Zt *o !h+ng
!hT !hi h-t l?nh;
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T l nh+ng( t?& buZt hin l ng,i !hi gY$ <3 <iu !in thnh ng,i( * 0i-n
&Zt *o nh+ng !hi gY$ <3 <iu !in < tn rI;
Th tTnh c3 tH& t( c|ng nh th tTnh c3 tZt c1 &Oi th^ trong *| trG l Bnh+ngE;
Bnh+ngE 0Zt sinh 0Zt dit 0Zt cZu 0Zt t2nh 0Zt t%ng 0Zt gi1&Bnh+ngE chQng sinh chQng
dit chQng dW chQng s?ch chQng t%ng chQng gi1& (Dt NhI TH& ninh)( chQng l c=( c|ng
chQng l !h+ng c=\
Bnh+ngE l tuyt <ci;
TZt c1 &Oi BtTnh cchE & t gn cho &Lt *6t sng( di( tci( l@n( nhf( <_$( bZu( hin hVu(
chQng hin hVu( &u sgc( hMnh th-( h]ng thG !hoi l?c( <u <@n *@i !h" n?n( c= gi@i
h?n( c= tu"i tc\<u !h+ng ding <#c *@i Bnh+ngE( *M BtTnh cchE l tWng <ci( &
Bnh+ngE l tuyt <ci;
Bnh+ngE *#t r ngoi &Oi gi@i h?n c3 tTnh cch( nAn t !h+ng th &+ t1 Bnh+ngE cch
no cho <:ng( ngoi cch gOi Bnh+ngE l Bnh+ngE( * chQng n=i thA& gM c1;
TJ Bnh+ngE &Oi sP sinh r( ! c1 tH& t * thHn t; Bnh+ngE l th tTnh c3 tH& t *
thHn t;
N-u t 0i-t l t tJ Bnh+ngE & <-n * l?i tr] * Bnh+ngE thM t 0i-t rng t chQng c=
!h]i <[u( chQng c= !-t th:c( chQng c= sinh chQng c= ta( chS thSnh tho1ng hin r trong
thHn th ny hy hMnh th !hc( nh nhVng con s=ng lAn bucng c3 <?i dWng( th- th+i;
S=ng !h+ng c= sinh * ta( *M thPc r s=ng l <?i dWng( lu+n ] <=;
A ?etter to a -yin$ .an
Dssui drote the olloding letter to one o his disci$les dho ds 0out to die
BThe essence o your &ind is not 0orn( so it dill ne*er die; t is not n ebistence( dhich is
$erish0le; t is not n e&$tiness( dhich is &ere *oid; t hs neither color nor or&; t
en8oys no $lesures nd suers no $ins;
B !nod you re *ery ill; ti!e good Zen student( you re cing tht sic!ness squrely;
ou &y not !nod ebctly dho is suering( 0ut question yoursel ht is the essence o
this &indz Thin! only o this; ou dill need no &ore; ho*et nothing; our end dhich is
endless is s snodl!e dissol*ing in the $ure ir;E
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.Ht $i`t nc
7Lt thin s tAn Nisn 01o &Lt < ta try &ng <-n cho thin s &Lt gu n@c < l&
nguLi 0@t n@c trong 0)n tg& c3 th[y;
h6u < ta &ng n@c <-n( * su !hi l& nguLi 0)n tg&( <" r <Zt tT n@c cn l?i trong
gu; BR) ngu~E thin s &gng c6u < ta; BT?i so con !h+ng ding n@c <= < t@i cHyz
hon c= quyn gM & $hT $h?& di chS &Lt giOt n@c trong chi nyzE
h6u hOc tr try <?t <#c Thin ngy l:c <=; h6u <"i tAn thnh Te!isui( c= ngh{ l &Lt
giOt n@c;
Bnh*
nh+ng $hT n@c thM $h1i r)i; Nhng t?i so c6u hOc tr 02 &gng * $hT $h?& n@c l?i
<?t ngL <#c ngyz
F{ nhiAn l *M t !h+ng $h1i l c6u ny( * chQng c= gi1i thTch c3 chTnh c6u ] <Hy( nAn t
chS c= th $hfng <on & th+i;
nhi t $hT &Lt tT n@c thy *M ding n= < t@i cHy( cHy cci 02 &Zt tT n@c <=; Ngh{ l(
&Lt hnh <Lng no c3 t c|ng 1nh h]ng <-n cc th^ qunh t;
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9 hnh <Lng nhf c3 t c= th c= 1nh h]ng l@n <-n <iu gM <=; 9T dG chS c[n *+ s <?$
lAn &Lt &i-ng cW& rWi trAn nn nh( t c= th gi-t ch-t c1 &,i con !i-n <ng cc th
&i-ng cW& <=; R?$ &i-ng cW& l chuyn nhf( nhng &,i &?ng sinh linh 02 gi-t l
chuyn l@n( Tt r l <ci *@i cc 0?n 0 !i-n cn scng;
7Lt giOt n@c l !h nhiu n@c cho &Lt cHy bWng r)ng nhf; hho nAn !h+ng th ding
cch <o l,ng c3 t < n=i *ic c3 t c= 1nh h]ng l@n hy nhf <-n th- gi@i c3 t;
TZt c1 &Oi sP trong th- gi@i liAn h chYt ch *@i nhu nh th-; qiu <#c liAn h chYt ch
giV &Oi th^ trong th- gi@i nh th- t^c l hiu <#c &Oi th^ trAn th- gi@i l thuLc ln
nhu & sinh( & scng( & ch-t; T^c l hiu <#c $h$ nhHn duyAn&Oi sP <u l nhHn
duyAn( <u do liAn h chng ch2t giV nhiu <iu *@i nhu & sinh r;
qiu <#c nhHn duyAn l hiu <#c ton 0L tinh y-u 5h6t $h$*M so nhHn duyAn <
<-n !h" cho con ng,i( l& so < ch6n <^ng nhHn duyAn <= < d^t !h"; RHy l $h$
Th6$ Nh2 NhHn FuyAn;
Ng,i thZu trit <?o nhHn duyAn( thM gic ngL thnh DTch hhi 5h6t (hy RLc Nic 5h6t);
A -rop of Gater
K Zen &ster n&ed Nisn s!ed young student to 0ring hi& $il o dter to cool his
0th;
The student 0rought the dter nd( ter cooling the 0th( thred on to the ground the little
tht ds let o*er;
Bou dunce~E the &ster scolded hi&; Bhy didnt you gi*e the rest o the dter to the
$lntsz ht right h*e you to dste e*en one dro$ o dter in this te&$lezE
The young student ttined Zen in tht instnt; qe chnged his n&e to Te!isui( dhich
&ens dro$ o dter;
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-Ry iu r't ro
Th,i b ] Nh6t( ng,i t ding l)ng <n l& 0ng tre * giZy * <n c[y 0An trong; 7Lt
ng,i &i <-n th%& 0?n *o &Lt <A& nO * <#c ng,i 0?n < cho &Lt l)ng <n <
&ng *;
BT+i !h+ng c[n l)ng <n(E nh &i n=i; BTci hy sng c|ng *6y *@i t+i th+i;E
BT+i 0i-t nh !h+ng c[n l)ng <n < thZy <,ng(E 0?n c3 nh tr1 l,i( Bnhng n-u nh
!h+ng c= <n( ng,i t c= th <Gng nh; Knh $h1i c[& lZy;E
Knh &i c[& l)ng <n <i( chS <#c &Lt quIng nggn l <I c= i <= <H& <[u *o nh;
BNhMn <,ng & <i~E nh &i &gng ng,i l?; BKnh !h+ng thZy ci l)ng <n ny sozE
BhHy <n c[y c3 nh chy h-t r)i( ng,i nh e& Wi(E ng,i l? tr1 l,i;
Bnh*
Riu gM l B<iu rct roE t c[n $h1i hOcz
!T/ <h'. tC thVy (Qmc )nh >)ng WgQ0. "h)c ca cho t/ )nh >)ng th cfng v# dtng n*u t/
"h#ng thVy (Qmc )nh >)ng `h ca t/ m1. "h/. my (Qmc trs tu+ c2/ chsnh t/ `h ca bFn
m1. (;m (*n g.)c ngT cho chsnh bFn$
Teachin$ the &ti"ate
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n erly ti&es in x$n( 0&0oond$$er lnterns dere used dith cndles inside; K
0lind &n( *isiting riend one night( ds oered lntern to crry ho&e dith hi&;
B do not need lntern(E he sid; BFr!ness or light is ll the s&e to &e;E
B !nod you do not need lntern to ind your dy(E his riend re$lied( B0ut i you dont
h*e one( so&eone else &y run into you; So you &ust t!e it;E
The 0lind &n strted o dith the lntern nd 0eore he hd dl!ed *ery r so&eone rn
squrely into hi&; Btoo! out dhere you re going~E he ebcli&ed to the strnger; Bhnt
you see this lnternzE
Bour cndle hs 0urned out( 0rother(E re$lied the strnger;
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0= Ch_p
nitno Ne&$o( trG trM chi vihei( &Zt n%& 1'jj !hi s '/ tu"i; S <I cc ggng c1 <,i <
!h+ng *@ng &gc *o <iu gM; N%& /0 tu"i( l !hZt s{( s gY$ &Lt &Lt !hch lV hnh h:t
thucc; qi ng,i <ng <i bucng &Lt dcc n:i *@i nhu( hO nghS d@i &Lt tn cHy; Ng,i
!hch lV hnh &,i nitno h:t thucc( nitno nh6n( *M qu <=i l:c <=;
Bq:t thucc th6t l !hon !hoi(E nitno 0Mnh $hX&; Ng,i !i cho nitno &Lt cng $T$
d * Tt thucc * hi ng,i chi ty;
nitno c1& nh6n BNhVng th^ !hon !hoi nh th- c= th l& bo trLn thin <2nh; Tr@c
!hi <i q: b( t $h1i ngng ngy;E 96y nitno *Zt <i &Zy th^ <) h:t;
9o n%& /j tu"i nitno hOc ninh F2ch( nguyAn ls sHu thQ& nhZt * *| trG; t:c <= l
&i <+ng * nitno c[n qu[n o Z&; S *i-t thW cho s $hG ] cch <= c1 tr%& dY&( n=i
*@i s $hG ci s c[n( * tro l thW cho &Lt !hch lV hnh nh, chuyn; N[n c1 &i
<+ng tr+i qu * chQng c= h)i H& ln qu[n o Z&; 9M *6y nitno 0cc quy F2ch( c= d?y
trong ninh F2ch( < 0i-t l l thW s g]i c= thZt l?c !h+ng; S 0=i l l thW <I thZt l?c;
7Lt l thW s nh6n <#c c3 s $hG su <= chQng nhgc gM * o qu[n c1;
BN-u t c= th 0=i F2ch <:ng <-n nh *6y( t c= th lW l thin <2nh(E nitno c1& nh6n;
9M *6y nitno 0f &+n hOc tuyt diu ny * !h+ng 0o gi, ding <-n quyn lPc c3 ninh
F2ch nV;
t:c /p tu"i nitno hOc th $h$ Trung qucc * thi c; S tr] thnh <iAu luyn trong cc
ngh thu6t ny <-n nì s $hG c3 s c ng#i s; nitno suy ngh{ BN-u t !h+ng ngJng
0Hy gi,( t s thnh &Lt thi s{( !h+ng l Thin s;E 9M *6y s !h+ng 0o gi, l& thW nV;
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Bnh*
hhi vihei l &Lt trong nhVng thin *in l@n nhZt Nh6t D1n; Tr@c !hi <-n Nh6t(
nitno Ne&$o l s tr]ng c3 dng thin To RLng ] qn qucc (l:c <= ch chi <+i);
S c|ng l &Lt trong nhVng ng,i thnh l6$ chi To RLng Zenshui ] tos Kngeles n%&
1'jo( thin *in <[u tiAn ] 7 c|ng nh ton *ing Dgc 7;
9+ chZ$ l *+ chZ$;
9+ chZ$ l chQng chZ$ *o <Hu c1( chQng 0& *Tu *o 0Zt c^ nWi no( ng,i no( <iu
no; ng *+ s] trG;
Di-t &Mnh 0i-t ng,i( tr%& tr6n tr%& thgng; nitno 0i-t &Mnh y-u @t( d rWi *o sy <g&
ci &Mnh thTch & quAn <i con <,ng chTnh c3 &Mnh; NAn nitno $h1i r,i 0f nhVng gM
<I c1& thZy yAu thTch;
hhZ$ hy !h+ng c|ng <u ] trong tH& t;
hhZ$ hy !h+ng( t 0i-t tH& t( ng,i ngoi !h+ng th nhMn 0An ngoi & 0i-t <#c
thin s !h+ng chZ$ *o $hG nV nAn !h+ng +& Z$ $hG nV( nhng Tnzn !h+ng chZ$ no
$hG nV nAn +& !iu nV <_$ qu *|ng 0in;
TH& !h+ng *@ng &gc *o 0Zt c^ nWi no( <= l *+ chZ$;
N-u t c= th theo <u"i <iu gMnh !i-& thu6t( thu6t $h tr( thu6t cg& ho( bHy
chi\ & !h+ng chZ$( thM <= l *+ chZ$; Nhng theo <u"i nhVng *ic <= & dTnh c^ng
*o ch:ng( thM l?i l chZ$;
tng t t 0i-t;
Tuy nhiAn( l,i nhgn nh3 trong 0i ny rZt rU
1; TZt c1 &Oi th^ trAn <,i <u c= th l& t *@ng &gc( n-u t !h+ng lu s; qIy c1nh
gic;
/; 9+ chZ$ c= ngh{ l !h+ng chZ$ *o 0Zt !M <iu gM;
Nhng !h+ng $h1i nitno <ng chZ$ *o B*+ chZ$E soz
R:ng l t c= th 02 chZ$ ngy *o *+ chZ$; 9 rZt nhiu nh <?o hOc( cc !y tu trM( 02
02nh ny rZt nYng; Ti-ng Knh c= tJ Bsel righteousE < din t1nhVng ng,i l& <:ng
BschE th,ng be& &Mnh l <?o <^c * $hA $hn nhVng ngu,i !h+ng l& nh &Mnh l *+
<?o <^c;
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9 ] 0An ngoi( t c= th hfi $h1i ch%ng nitno chZ$ *o *+ chZ$z N-u c^ 0f &Oi th^ <
theo Thin thM l& so c= <#c Thinz 9M Thin l tH& r`ng lYng di t <ng l& 0Zt !M
*ic gM &z
R= chTnh * *@ng &gc *o Thin( *@ng &gc *o R?o;
ninh ni& hng( <o?n 1o *i-t BN-u c= ng,i n=i Nh ti <#c $h$ 9+ th#ng hhnh
<Qng hhnh gic( ny Tu0)<( th6t !h+ng c= $h$ 5h6t <#c 9+ th#ng hhnh <Qng
hhnh gic\ Th- nAn Nh ti n=i tZt c1 $h$ <u l 5h6t $h$;E
9 ninh ni& hng( <o?n /o( *i-t BBTu0)<( n-u +ng !h]i ngh{ th- ny ng,i $ht
tH& 9+ th#ng hhnh <Qng hhnh gic n=i cc $h$ <o?n dit( ch@ !h]i ci ngh{ ny; 9M
c@ soz 9M ng,i $ht tH& 9+ th#ng hhnh <Qng hhnh gic( <ci *@i $h$ !h+ng c= n=i
t@ng <o?n dit;E
Tuy nhiAn( BtH& t t 0i-tE; hhS c= nitno &@i 0i-t t?i so ngi l& nh *6y; h= l *M
thin s 0i-t ngi d 02 &A &Oi sP * !h+ng thin <2nh <#c theo cch c3 ngi (l ng)i
yAn thin <2nh( chQng h?n)( nAn ngi $h1i r,i 0f ch:ng < lo ng)i thin;
Nhng n-u &Lt ng,i hOc !i-& <?o * ding !i-& < luyn Thin thM soz Ng,i l&
ngh cg& ho * c= Thin trong cg& ho hng ngy thM soz Ng,i l& ngh 0n n@c
tr * c= Thin !hi $h tr thM soz RHy <u l cc *T dG <I c= trong lo?t 0i Thin ny;
9 ngy ny( t c= th l& !inh t-( d?y hOc( l& lu6t s( l& quHn nhHn( l& c+ng
ch^c\ <u c= th c= Thin trong !hi l& *ic( thM c= so <Huz
R:ng l lAn chi ng)i Thin thM d hWn l l& lu6t s hy !i-& s{ <nh nhu *M ngh
nghi$ & *n c= Thin trong <=; Nhng *M th- & tu ch# !h= hWn tu chi;
9 nitno( thM chS c= nitno hiu lng ngi( chQng i tr1 l,i di& <#c;
Nhng chung chung cho &Oi ng,i( thM t c= th (* nAn) theo <u"i &Lt c+ng *ic( &Lt
ngh thu6t <-n &^c tuyt <Snh c3 n=( * *n Thin &ì giHy $h:t trong <,i; 9 nh *6y
thM tct cho <,i hWn( *M t s <=ng g=$ cho bI hLi rZt nhiu; Ki c|ng tu chi h-t thM lZy i
bHy dPng bI hLi 0ng nhVng ngh !hcz
Thin l &Lt thi <L scng trong tH&( chQng &gc &@ gM <-n c+ng *ic hy ngh nghi$
(ngo?i trJ cc c+ng *ic rU l si( nh l <i %n c@$ chQng th %n c@$ & c= Thin tH&);
NonhAttach"ent
nitno Ne&$o( 00ot o vihei te&$le( ds ninetytdo yers old dhen he $ssed dy in
the yer 1'jj; qe ende*ored his dhole lie not to 0e ttched to nything; Ks
/po
dndering &endicnt dhen he ds tdenty he h$$ened to &eet tr*eler dho s&o!ed
to0cco; Ks they dl!ed together dodn &ountin rod( they sto$$ed under tree to
rest; The tr*eler oered nitno s&o!e( dhich he cce$ted( s he ds *ery hungry t
the ti&e;
Bqod $lesnt this s&o!ing is(E he co&&ented; The other g*e hi& n ebtr $i$e nd
to0cco nd they $rted;
nitno elt BSuch $lesnt things &y distur0 &edittion; Deore this goes too r( dill
sto$ nod;E So he thred the s&o!ing outit dy;
hen he ds tdentythree yers old he studied hhing( the $rooundest doctrine o the
uni*erse; t ds dinter t the ti&e nd he needed so&e he*y clothes; qe drote his
techer( dho li*ed hundred &iles dy( telling hi& o his need( nd g*e the letter to
tr*eler to deli*er; Kl&ost the dhole dinter $ssed nd neither nsder nor clothes
rri*ed; So nitno resorted to the $rescience o hhing( dhich lso teches the rt o
di*intion( to deter&ine dhether or not his letter hd &iscrried; qe ound tht this hd
0een the cse; K letter terdrds ro& his techer &de no &ention o clothes;
B $eror& such ccurte deter&inti*e dor! dith ning( &y neglect &y
&edittion(E elt nitno; So he g*e u$ this &r*elous teching nd ne*er resorted to its
$oders gin;
hen he ds tdentyeight he studied hhinese clligr$hy nd $oetry; qe gred so s!illul
in these rts tht his techer $rised hi&; nitno &used B dont sto$ nod( ll 0e
$oet( not Zen techer;E So he ne*er drote nother $oe&;
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-_" cJa To3ui
Tosui l *2 Thin s <I b r,i hMnh th^c tr2nh trOng c3 chi chin < scng d@i g[& c[u
*@i &Lt <& %n &y; nhi Tosui <I rZt gi( &Lt ng,i 0?n gi:$ thin s !i-& scng &
!h+ng $h1i %n bin; Ng,i 0?n chS Tosui cch go& cW& l?i < l& dZ&; Tosui l& dZ&
cho <-n !hi ch-t;
Th,i Tosui <ng l& dZ&( &Lt ng,i trong <& %n &y cho thin s &Lt tZ& 1nh 5h6t;
Tosui treo tZ& 1nh trAn t,ng trong c%n chi c3 th[y * ggn &Lt tZ& 0in 0An c?nh;
TZ& 0in ghi Brng 5h6t Kdi< Wi 5hng ny rZt ch6t; T+i c= th < +ng ] <Hy nh
ng,i t?& tr:; Nhng +ng <Jng ngh{ l t+i <ng bin <#c *Ing sinh trong cUi cPc l?c c3
+ng nh;E
Bnh*
hh:ng t <I n=i <-n Tosui tr@c <Hy trong 0i Thin trong <,i gI %n &y;
Tosui rZt l <Lc l6$!h+ng l thuLc *o !hu+n th@c c3 thin *in( l?i !h+ng &ucn l
thuLc i nAn <i %n bin qu gi thM l& dZ& < sinh scng;
9 Tosui <Lc l6$ trong c1 <?o 5h$; Tosui &ucn tP &Mnh gi:$ &Mnh gic ngL thnh
5h6t( ch^ !h+ng &ucn c= sP tr# lPc c3 5h6t Kdi<;
Theo T2nh RL T+ng( ng,i ni& BN& 7+ Kdi< 5h6tE thnh !Tnh( thM !hi ch-t s <#c
5h6t Kdi< cho ti sinh ] th- gi@i THy 5hWng hPc t?c c3 ngi; ^ ny rZt n l?c thnh
/p'
t2nh( nhng chS ] t?&( < s thnh 5h6t( *M ng,i c3 b^ thnh t2nh <= rZt d thnh 5h6t(
hWn l t 0 th- gi@i c3 t rZt nhiu;
Tosui *J !h+ng &ucn <#c 5h6t Kdi< tr# lPc( *J chWi chV rZt *ui Tosui cho 5h6t
Kdi< Bt?& tr:E trong chi( nhng l?i !h+ng c[n * th- gi@i Bt?& tr:E c3 5h6t Kdi<;
TP do <Lc l6$ l tinh th[n c3 Thin t+ng; 9 l tinh y-u c3 5h6t $h$;
To3uiX3 0ine$ar
Tosui ds the Zen &ster dho let the or&lis& o te&$les to li*e under 0ridge dith
0eggrs; hen he ds getting *ery old( riend hel$ed hi& to ern his li*ing dithout
0egging; qe shoded Tosui hod to collect rice nd &nucture *inegr ro& it( nd
Tosui did this until he $ssed dy;
hile Tosui ds &!ing *inegr( one o the 0eggrs g*e hi& $icture o the Duddh;
Tosui hung it on the dll o his hut nd $ut sign 0eside it; The sign red
7r; K&id Duddh This little roo& is quite nrrod; cn let you re&in s trnsient;
Dut dont thin! & s!ing you to 0e re0orn in your $rdise;
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Ch)a tonh &n$
Shoichi l &Lt thin s chLt &gt( ch=i l *@i gic ngL; Thin s d?y < ta trong chi
Tou!u;
h1 ngy c1 <A& ng+i chi <^ng yAn trong t{nh lYng; nh+ng &Lt ti-ng <Lng;
Ngy c1 tGng !inh c|ng 02 thin s cZ&; R ta c3 th[y chQng l& gM ngo?i trJ thin
<2nh;
nhi thin s qu <,i( &Lt cG gi hng b=& nghe ti-ng chu+ng * ti-ng tGng !inh; 96y l
lIo 0 0i-t Shoichi <I *iAn t2ch;
Bnh*
T{nh lYng c= ngh{ l t{nh lYng!h+ng &Lt H& thnh( !h+ng &Lt ti-ng n=i( !h+ng &Lt
t t]ng( !h+ng &Lt c1& b:c c= th l& tH& 02 bung <Lng;
T{nh lYng l Bla <I tgtENi-t Dn;
7ucn c= tH& t{nh lYng( Bng,i trG trME tH& $h1i cZ& tZt c1 &Oi th^ gM c= th l& tH&
&Zt t{nh lYng;
N-u Bng,i trG trME <= 02 &Zt !i& sot hy !h+ng cn trG trM nV( tH& t{nh lYng s 02 )n
o bung <Lng;
The 4i&ent Te"p&e
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Shoichi ds oneeyed techer o Zen( s$r!ling dith enlighten&ent; qe tught his
disci$les in Tou!u te&$le;
Fy nd night the dhole te&$le stood in silence; There ds no sound t ll;
v*en the reciting o sutrs ds 0olished 0y the techer; qis $u$ils hd nothing to do 0ut
&editte;
hen the &ster $ssed dy( n old neigh0or herd the ringing o 0ells nd the
recittion o sutrs; Then she !ned Shoichi hd gone;
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Thin cJa Eh1t
R^c 5h6t n=i BTh[y be& <2 *2 c3 *u ch: nh 0Gi <Zt; Th[y thZy *ng ngOc nh g?ch
sfi; Th[y nhMn biA& y lG l nh giy rch; Th[y coi *+ l#ng th- gi@i c3 *| trG nh h?t
tri cHy( * h) *{ <?i nhZt c3 wn RL nh giOt d[u trAn 0n chHn; Th[y nh6n bt &Oi gio
huZn c3 th- gi@i nh 1o 1nh c3 1o thu6t gi; Th[y chiA& nghi& s ni& tci th#ng *
gi1i thot nh chi-c o thAu *ng trong &Lng( * be& thnh <?o c3 cc <Zng gic ngL
nh ho trong > Th[y thZy thin <2nh l cLt trG c3 qu1 n:i( Ni-t 0n l c &Lng c3
0n ngy; Th[y nhMn $hn <on * <:ng * si nh *| !h:c ucn l#n c3 con r)ng( * sP
lAn bucng c3 cc ni& ti& nh *-t tTch cn l?i c3 0cn &i;E
;
Bnh*
nqrNN
Bu,,haX3 ien
Duddh sid B consider the $ositions o !ings nd rulers s tht o dust &otes; o0ser*e
tresures o gold nd ge&s s so &ny 0ric!s nd $e00les; loo! u$on the inest sil!en
ro0es s tttered rgs; see &yrid dorlds o the uni*erse s s&ll seeds o ruit( nd the
gretest l!e in ndi s dro$ o oil on &y oot; $ercei*e the techings o the dorld to
0e the illusion o &gicins; discern the highest conce$tion o e&nci$tion s golden
0rocde in dre&( nd *ied the holy $th o the illu&inted ones s loders $$ering
in ones eyes; see &edittion s $illr o &ountin( Nir*n s night&re o
dyti&e; loo! u$on the 8udg&ent o right nd drong s the ser$entine dnce o
drgon( nd the rise nd ll o 0elies s 0ut trces let 0y the our sesons;E
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