Master Zhiyun and Master Shitou were walking by the river
Seeing the boatman pushing the boat with passengers into the water During which, many fish and shrimp on the shore were crushed Master Zhiyun asked the Zen master whose fault is it really Is it the passengers' fault? Or the boatman's fault? Shitou Zen master said It's nobody's fault, it's your fault People want to do business, want to cross the river It's not intentional to kill fish and shrimp But if you insist on saying it's someone else's fault Aren't you causing trouble? So actually, most of the time, there is no right or wrong It's just a matter of perspective Do not participate in debates over right and wrong Only then is there Zen meaning
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Master Zhiyun and Master Shitou were walking by the river
Seeing the boatman pushing the boat with passengers into the water
During which, many fish and shrimp on the shore were crushed
Master Zhiyun asked the Zen master whose fault is it really
Is it the passengers' fault? Or the boatman's fault?
Shitou Zen master said
It's nobody's fault, it's your fault
People want to do business, want to cross the river
It's not intentional to kill fish and shrimp
But if you insist on saying it's someone else's fault
Aren't you causing trouble?
So actually, most of the time, there is no right or wrong
It's just a matter of perspective
Do not participate in debates over right and wrong
Only then is there Zen meaning