Suiwo, the disciple of Hakuin, was a good teacher. On a certain day a certain pupil came to him, and Suiwo gave him the problem, "Hear the sound of one hand."
The pupil remained three years, but could not pass the test. One night he came...
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One day, when the brilliant Chinese Cha'n master Chao-chou was sweeping the court of the monastery, a man asked him: -Ch'an monastery supposed to be clean and pure. Why is there dust to sweep? Chao-chou replied: -It came trom outside. On another day, when the same thing happening, a monk asked him: -Sir, you are a man of good understanding, why do you still have dust? Chao-chou replied: -Look! another dust again.
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