Asked why he taught mind is Buddha Ma-tsu said ‘to stop a baby crying’.
Zen Comments on the Mumonkan.
The Monk then asked ‘What’s it like when the baby stops crying?’
Ma-tsu said ‘No mind no Buddha’.
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