His[Hui-neng] final instructions to his disciples contain an interesting clue to the later development of the mondo of "question-answer" method of teaching: If, in questioning you, someone asks about being, answer with non-being. If he asks about non-being, answer with being. If he asks about the ordinary man, answer in terms of the sage. If he asks about the sag, answer in terms of the ordinary man. By this method of opposites mutually related there arises an understanding of the Middle Way. For every question that you are asked, respond in terms of its opposite. - The Way of Zen
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