The Truth
A nun asked a Zen patriarch for help in understanding
the Mahanirvana Sutra. The master answered that he could not read, but if the
nun would read it aloud for him, he would do his best to help her.
The nun then asked, "If you can't even read the
words, how can you understand the truth behind them?"
"Truth and words are unrelated. Truth can be
compared to the moon," answered Hui Neng, pointing to the moon with his
finger, "And words can be compared to a finger. I can use my finger to
point out the moon, but my finger is not the moon, and you don't need my finger
in order to be able to see the moon".
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