Case #10 : Mind Moving
One day Grand master Huineng resided in a room next to a hallway. During the night, the wind was heavy and flags were violently moving.
At the same time, Grand master heard two monks were arguing. One said it’s the flag moving, and another said it’s the wind moving. They both insisted they had the right answers and could not agree with each other.
So Grand master said to them : “Friends, May I suggested to both of you my opinion? Neither the wind nor the flag is moving, but the mind (of the one who is watching) is moving. [1]
[1] It’s a widely known classic Zen story, and almost becoming part of the Chinese culture heritage. Many believe that this is one of the main teachings of Zen - one should not be moved by others, and always look inside one’s mind. Problems may cause by many reasons, but it’s your choice to be bothered by them or not. If one can always stay in the state of Zen, nothing can move one’s mind.
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公案10 : 風動心動?
聞二僧對論，一曰幡動，一曰風動。往復酬答，曾未契理。
祖曰：「可容俗流輒預高論否？直以風幡非動，動自心耳。」[1]
[1] 六祖慧能有名公案，不是風動也非幡動，而是觀者之心在動。很多時候，如果感覺生活周遭總是鳩葛紛擾，好似沒有間斷，就要停下來抿心自問是否是自己心動而生是非？
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