Dogen

‘Here is a story. An ancient raised a fan and said, “Even though this has a thousand kinds of uses, after all there are not two types of wind.”
The teacher Dogen said: I, Kosho, am not like this. Even though it has a thousand kinds of uses, I further see ten thousand types of wind.
After putting down his fan, Dogen said: Great assembly, now what is it?’ (Extensive Record, 63)

I hope everyone in the assembly held up a fan and started fanning themselves.

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