A Matter of Special Worth
KOAN:
What is a matter of special worth?
Sitting alone on Mt. Courage peak.
—Baizhang
A great minister asked, "I've been reading the sutras—what is meant by, 'A fierce wind has blown the ship off course, setting it drifting toward the land of the Rakshasas'?"
The teacher responded, "Why ask something like that?"
The great minister's face went pale with that response.
And the teacher repeated, "A fierce wind has blown the ship off course, setting it drifting toward the land of the Rakshasas!"
The minister understood.
—Entangling Vines Case 42
KOAN:
What is a matter of special worth?
Sitting alone on Mt. Courage peak.
—Baizhang