18. Tozan's Three Pounds
A monk asked Tozan when he was weighing some flax: "What is Buddha?" Tozan said: "This flax weighs three pounds."

Mumon’s comment: Old Tozan's Zen is like a clam. The minute the shell opens you see the whole inside. However, I want to ask you: Do you see the real Tozan?

Three pounds of flax in front of your nose,
Close enough, and mind is still closer.
Whoever talks about affirmation and negation
Lives in the right and wrong region.

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21. Dried Dung »21. Dried Dung
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23. Do Not Think Good, Do Not Think Not-Good »23. Do Not Think Good, Do Not Think Not-Good
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27. It Is Not Mind, It Is Not Buddha, It Is Not Things »27. It Is Not Mind, It Is Not Buddha, It Is Not Things
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30. This Mind Is Buddha »30. This Mind Is Buddha
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32. A Philosopher Asks Buddha »32. A Philosopher Asks Buddha
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34. Learning Is Not The Path »34. Learning Is Not The Path
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38. An Oak Tree In The Garden »38. An Oak Tree In The Garden
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39. Ummon's Sidetrack »39. Ummon's Sidetrack
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40. Tipping Over A Water Vase »40. Tipping Over A Water Vase
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42. The Girl Comes Out From Meditation »42. The Girl Comes Out From Meditation
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49. Amban's Addition »49. Amban's Addition
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06. Buddha Twirls a Flower »06. Buddha Twirls a Flower
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09. A Buddha Before History »09. A Buddha Before History
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