You have a frame in your mind

2025-04-02

After watching the Zen music performance in the orchestra, a friend of Zen Master Wule said to the Zen master: "Menci should play the guzheng, flute, and pipa. How can they play the violin? Isn't it too trendy for you to do this?"

The Zen master said, "Do you think Europeans and Americans are not qualified to become monks?"

The friend said, "Of course there is."

The Zen master "caught a blow" and said, "What if they were going to play Zen music too?"

My friend was speechless.

The Zen master said, “Music has no boundaries, but you have a frame in your mind.”