In Blue Cliff Record Case 43, a monk asks Tozan how to avoid cold and heat. Tozan answers: “Why don’t you go to the place where there is no cold or heat?” The monk asks, “What is that place?” Tozan says, “When it’s cold, let it be so cold it kills you. When it’s hot, let it be so hot it kills you.”
BCR Case 43 – Tozan and the Place That Burns Through Asking : r/zen












