Enlightenment tends to be seen as something distant and obscure: something hidden within the matrix of the ordinary that is unapproachable and occult. Well, here is one of my personal favorites from the analects.
the monk . . .
"Master, I beg of you to instruct me in Zen"
the master . . .
"Have you eaten?"
the monk . . .
"yes"
the master . . .
"Then wash your bowl"
It is said that this exchange induced Enlightenment.
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