Discorse

: "The Anti-Creed Creed: A Zen Story:
The following is lifted from D.T. Suzuki's Introduction To Zen Buddhism:
'The Emperor Wu of the Liang dynasty requested Fu Daishi (Fu-ta-shih, 497-569) to discourse on a Buddhist sutra. The Daishi taking the chair sat solemnly in it but uttered not a word. The Emperor said, 'I asked you to give a discourse, and why do you not begin to speak?' Shih, one of the Emperor's attendants, said, 'The Daishi has finished discoursing.' What kind of a sermon did this silent Buddhist philosopher deliver? Later on, a Zen master commenting on the above says, 'What an eloquent sermon it was!'
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