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Since the days of Gautam Buddha it has been asked again and again by Buddhist monks, ”What is
the meaning of Buddhism?”
Just by their question they have missed. A wrong question cannot provoke a right answer.
Keeping this in your view, meditate on these small anecdotes.
A MONK ASKED BOKUSHU, ”WHAT IS THE INNER MEANING OF THE TEACHINGS OF
BUDDHISM?”
Now nobody would say that his question is irrelevant; but in the world of Zen it is absolutely irrelevant,
because in the first place there is no teaching in Buddhism. In fact there is no such thing as
Buddhism, there is only the explosion of buddhahood. It is not an ‘ism’ like communism, it is not an
‘ism’ like fascism, it is not a philosophy, propounded by hundreds of philosophers around the world.
Buddha is a unique phenomenon. He has no teaching, just a few hints so that you can find yourself.
He does not give any definitions, because to define is to limit. To define is to make a certain system
of judgement – those who come within this area are right and those who do not come within this
area are automatically wrong.
Buddhahood is an experience without limits. It can happen to the young, to the old, to the white, to
the black, to man, to woman. It can happen to anyone who is ready to take a jump from outside into
his own self. But reaching into yourself you do not find meaning. You certainly find a tremendous
ecstasy, you are drowned in peace and silence, you feel as if thousands of flowers are showering
over you; it is majestic, it is a splendor, it is a miracle, it is mystery, but it is not meaning.