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Yamaoka Tesshu, as a young student of Zen, visited one
master after another. He called upon Dokuon of Shokoku.

Desiring to show his attainment, he said: "The mind,
Buddha, and sentient beings, after all, do not exist.
... continue...

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AT THE FIRST CONTACT
CT:
At the first contact is your wisdom. After that, it would be a mess.

Visitor:
How does one reinvent his beginner's mind? MU

CT:
One does not need to reinvent anything. What he needs to do is to clear his own mess.

Visitor:
Wisdom, followed by knowledge and with wisdom being possible again. A hopeful message. Thank you. MU

ChonTri & Visitor 12/04/03

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