ZEN
A special transmission outside the scriptures
No dependence on words and letters
Direct pointing to the mind
Seeing into one’s own nature and realizing Buddhahood.
Bodhidharma
Once a monk asked Zen Teacher Joshu,
“I am just a beginner in the practice of Zen, please teach me. ”
Joshu replied, “Have you eaten breakfast?”
“Yes”, replied the monk.
Joshu responded, “Then wash your bowls.”