A Philosopher Asks Buddha

A philosopher asked Buddha: “Without words, without silence, will vou tell me the truth?” The Buddha sat quietly. The philosopher then bowed and thanked the Buddha saying, with your loving kindness I have cleared away my delusions and entered the true path. After the philosopher had gone, Ananda asked Buddha what the philosopher had attained. The Buddha commented, “A good horse runs even at the shadow of the whip.”

COMMENT: Buddha’s silence was dynamic. The philosopher was.quick to understand and thanked him. But Ananda did not understand. Truth is beyond words. Life is only understood by life.