Master Yeomgwan’s Buffalo Horn Fan (2) – Zen Fools

One day, Master Yeomgwan called his attendant and said, “Bring me the buffalo horn fan.”

The attendant replied, “The fan is completely broken.”
The master then said, “If the fan is broken, bring the buffalo to me.”
The attendant had no response.

Student: “Why did the master want the Buffalo?”
Master: “In order to let his attendant know what he was riding.”

Commentary:
Everyone has it in his hands and is riding it at the same time all the time.

©Boo Ahm

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