Tozan's Sixty Blows
A monk asked Tozan, "
What is the Buddha?" Tozan replied,
"Three pounds of flax." The monk went to the master Joshu and told him of this exchange.
Joshu said,
"Did you understand?" The monk said,
"No, I did not." Joshu said,
"Why not? I would have given Tozan sixty blows."
Reflection
Breathe and let the story settle.