Ching Ch'ing, a Chinese Ch'an master, asked a monk:
-What is the sound outside?
The monk answered:
-That is the sound of rain.
The master said:
-Sentient beings are upside down, they lose themselves in pursuit of things.
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IF I WERE...
If I were a biologist or the like who would see that I have a mechanic-body and hold on that view, then I would have a body of pleasures and suffering.
If I were a psychologist or the like who would see that I have a mind and hold on that view, then I would have a mind of accepting and denying without ends.
If I were a philosopher or the like who would see that body-n-mind are two entities and hold on that view, then I would have mistaken two for one.
If I were a believer of a religion or the like who would see that body-n-mind are one, then I would have mistaken one for two.
If I were a practitioner of a religion or the like who would see that I have had wonderful insights and hold on that view, then I would have mistaken blindness for enlightenment. etc...
If I were any of the above, then I would be the one who has mistaken wars for peace.
ChonTri
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