A monk asked Tozan, “When cold and heat come, how can we
avoid them?”
Tozan said, “Why don’t you go to the place where there
is no cold or heat?”
The monk said, “What is the place where there is no cold
or heat?”
Tozan said, “When it’s cold, the cold kills you; when
it’s hot, the heat kills you.”
This is not advice to “accept” your situation, as some
commentators have suggested, but a direct expression of authentic
practice and enlightenment. Master Tozan is not saying, “When cold,
shiver; when hot, sweat,” nor is he saying, “When cold, put on a
sweater; when hot, use a fan.” In the state of authentic practice
and enlightenment, the cold kills you, and there is only cold in
the whole universe. The heat kills you, and there is only heat in
the whole universe. The fragrance of incense kills you, and there
is only the fragrance of incense in the whole universe. The sound
of the bell kills you, and there is only “boooong” in the whole
universe…
~The Flatbed Sutra of Louie Wing
so what is he trying to say? i'm confused. u get killed
everywhere.