Utmost Joy (3)

1 Zhili Shu is “non-ego”. He represents the flesh body.

2 Huajie Shu is “ego”. He represents self-nature, Buddha-nature, Qi, calmness and refinement.

3 The two Shus combine together to shape up as a human. When the human die, they separate.

4 Someday, ego and non-ego watched Minbo Mountain, Kunlun Mountain and the graveyard of Yellow Emperor in samadhi. When they signed for the vast universe and wonderful scene, a caruncle suddenly grew out on the non-ego’s left wrist.

5 Zhili Shu felt scared about the suddenly emerging caruncle and was afraid that it would be a tumour and would finally threat his life.

6 Zhilu Shu said to Huajie Shu, “Hey! You distasted this too, don’t you? You have supernatural power, don’t you? Would you find some way to eliminate it as soon as you can?”

7 Huajie Shu replied, “Why do I distaste it? Everything growing out in this world is emerged by something, just like I become human by you- non-ego, the flesh body. In my opinion, all things that come into being by something are the same; they are nothing but dust, or a pile of flesh and blood. They decay and stink in no more than several days.

8 Combination of ego and non-ego is life; Separation of them is death. They shift as day and night do, which is very natural.

9 Today we sit here to practice Zen. We are watching the change of universe. Now this change happens to the non-ego which is just beside me. It is a good opportunity for me to watch the delicate universe. Why do I distaste it?”