Rinzai's "True Person"
Rinzai addressed the assembly, saying, "
There is a true person of no rank, always going out and in through the gates of your face.
Those who have not yet confirmed this, look!
Look!"
A monk stepped forward and asked,
"What is this true person of no rank?"
Rinzai came down from his seat, seized the monk, and demanded, "Speak!
Speak!" The monk hesitated.
Rinzai released him, shoved him away, and said,
"The true person of no rank what a dried-up shit-stick!"
Reflection
Breathe and let the story settle.