This Magic Moment (# 1926)

1.Mostly the responses of the Chan masters so far have been nonsensical or aggressive. This response of Mazu Daoyi seems to strike a chord:

A monk asked ‘What is the Meaning of Buddhism?'”A monk asked ‘What is the Meaning of Buddhism?’
Mazu said “What is the meaning of this moment?'””

Andy Ferguson, Zen’s Chinese Heritage. Boston, Wisdom Publication, 2000, p.68.