Mumonkan

CASE 26. TWO MONKS ROLL UP THE BLINDS Hogen of Seiryo came to the hall to speak to the monks before the midday meal. He pointed with his finger to the bamboo blinds. At this moment two monks rose and rolled the blinds up. Hogen observed, "One has it, the other hasn't it." Mumon's Comments: Now tell me, which one has it and which one has not? If any one of you has one eye, he will see through the failure on Hogen of Seiryo. However, never be concerned about the gain or the loss. When the blinds are rolled up, the great sky is bright and clear, The great sky is not yet in accord with Zen. It's better to throw everything away from the sky, And make sure to have not even a draft blow through.