Ekai - The Gateless Gate: A Philosopher Asks Buddha lyrics

32. A Philosopher Asks Buddha A philosopher asked Buddha: "Without words, without the wordless, will you tell me truth?" The Buddha kept silence. The philosopher bowed and thanked the Buddha, saying: "With your loving kindness I have cleared away my delusions and entered the true path." After the philosopher had gone, Ananda asked the Buddha what he had attained. The Buddha replied: "A good horse runs even at the shadow of the whip." Mumon's comment: Ananda was the disciple of the Buddha. Even so, his opinion did not surpa** that of outsiders. I want to ask you monks: How much difference is there between disciples and outsiders? To tread the sharp edge of a sword, To run on smooth-frozen ice, One needs no footsteps to follow. Walk over the cliffs with hands free.