About the Word 'No'

When you look into the word "No," it is only essential to arouse a feeling of doubt about the word "no" and look into it. Ask yourself, why did Chao-chou say the word "No"? Look into it this way twenty-four hours a day.

-Ming-pen

From "The Pocket Zen Reader," edited by Thomas Cleary, 1999. Reprinted by arrangement with Shambhala Publications, Boston, www.shambhala.com.