The World-Honoured One’s enlightenment (2) – Zen Fools
The World-Honoured One saw the morning star and attained enlightenment.
He stated:
“Through the star, I got enlightened,
But upon attaining enlightenment,
I saw it was not truly a star.
I do not follow things,
Nor am I without denying them.”
Student: “What is it if it is not a star?”
Master: “No one knows what it is, but everything is the function of it.”
Commentary:
When a star is not a star, we are not human beings as well.
©Boo Ahm
All writing ©Boo Ahm. All images ©Simon Hathaway
