You say you are
a seeker asking this teacher
and that teacher to give
you the dharma
and the knowledge
of how to attain
enlightenment.
Each teacher merely
strikes you with
the keisaku
so you move on.
Each teacher
has given you
the heart of dharma,
why can’t you see it?

A reflection on Case 80 of the Book of Equanimity, Shoyoroku 従容錄