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Essays in Zen Buddhism, First series

Note f139 — THE MEDITATION HALL, AND THE IDEALS OF THE MONKISH DISCIPLINE

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When the slop-basin goes around, spiritual beings are again remembered: “This water in which my bowls were washed tastes like nectar from heaven. I now offer this to the numerous spirits of the world: may they all be filled and satisfied! Om ma-ku-ra-sai (in Pekingese, mo-hsiu-lo-hsi) svāha!”

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