ZEN STORIES

Daibai asked Baso, " What is the Buddha?" Baso replied, "This very mind is Buddha." Later, Daibai became a teacher. A monk asked him, "What is the Buddha?" Daibai answered, "This very mind is Buddha." Baso heard of this and sent a monk to ask Daibai, "What did you learn from the master to teach in this way?" When Daibai gave the same answer, the monk said, "Baso's teaching has changed. Now he says, 'No mind, no Buddha.'" Upon hearing this, Daibai declared, "That old man confuses people endlessly. You may have 'no mind, no Buddha,' I simply say, 'This very mind is Buddha.'"