Times of Great Difficulty
KOAN:
Someone asked, “When times of great difficulty visit us, how should we meet them?”
The teacher said, “Welcome.”
—Zhaozhou
We and everything we perceive are interwoven and not interwoven, and this interweaving continues on and on, while each thing stands in its own place.
—Shitou Xiqian
KOAN:
Someone asked, “When times of great difficulty visit us, how should we meet them?”
The teacher said, “Welcome.”
—Zhaozhou