...As the fish swims in the water but is unmindful of the water...
...the bird flies in the wind but knows not the wind...
...so the true life of Zen has no need to raise waves when no wind is blowing...
...to drag in religion or spirituality as something over and above life itself...
...This is why the Sage Fa-yung received no more offerings of flowers...
...from the birds after he had his interview with the fourth patriarch...
...for his holiness no longer stood out like a sore thumb...
...Of such a man the Zenrin says...
...Entering the forest he moves not the grass...
...Entering the water he makes not a ripple...
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