Magistrate Lian of Hongzhou asked, "Should one drink wine and eat meat or not?"Master Ma said, "If you consume wine and meat, it is your prosperity. If you don't consume wine and meat, it is your good fortune."
(Master Ma was Mazu Daoyi [709-788], known as Baso in Japanese, one of the most famous of Chinese Zen masters.)
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