Pai-Chang

Even though this passage was really short, the message it conveys is one that wants to show wholeness of being. I am going to be blunt, I enjoyed this reading because it was short. However, on a more serious note, I liked it because of the bluntness. This passage suggests that after gaining perfect enlightenment, one should retain it. The one thing I must question is this: If a person is to attain perfect enlightenment how is it even possible to lose it? In my opinion, the author wanted to finish on a facetious tone in order to encapsulate the symbolic message of this passage. With that said, this is relatively profound teaching that I agree with because of the fact that this teaching, along with many others, wants us to achieve a wholesome quality about ourselves.