Dongshan's Cold and Heat (BCR43)

KOAN:

Someone asked Dongshan, “When the cold visits us, how can we avoid it?”
Dongshan said, “Why not go where there is no cold?”
“Where is the place without cold?”
Dongshan said, “When it is cold, the cold kills you. When it is hot, the heat kills you.”

—Blue Cliff Record, Case 43