Mayu's Fan

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Mayu was fanning himself. A monk came and said, "The nature of wind is constant and all-pervading. There is no place it does not reach. Why then do you fan yourself?" Mayu said, "You understand that the nature of wind is constant, but you do not yet understand the meaning of reaching every place." The monk said, "What is the meaning of reaching every place?" Mayu just kept fanning himself. The monk bowed deeply.

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Attribution

• Speaker
  Mayu Baoche

Lineage: Nanyue line

From Traditional Zen Encounter Dialogues

• My Mind Is Not at Peace
• Thinking of Not-Thinking
• Not Knowing Is Most Intimate
• The Boat Monk's Transmission
• The Sound of Bamboo
• Vast Emptiness, Nothing Holy
• Ordinary Mind Is the Way
• Nanquan Kills the Cat
• Wash Your Bowl
• The Oak Tree in the Garden

Sources

• contentWikisource — English-language free library

  Jingde Chuandeng Lu, Mayu Baoche chapter

  Traditional Zen Encounter Dialogues: Mayu's Fan