A monk asked Wei-kuan: "Where is Tao?"
Wei-kuan answered: "Right in front of us."
"Why don't I see it?" asked the monk.
"Because of your egotism."
"But if I cannot see it because of my egotism, can you see it?"
"As long as there is 'I' and 'thou,'" said the master, "this complicates everything and there is no seeing Tao."
"Then when there is neither 'I' nor 'thou,' is it seen?"
The master replied: "When there is neither 'I' nor 'thou,' who is here to see it?"
(Zen mondo)
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