...Each individual might be likened to a hanging bell, with their own cognitive and emotional faculties. The teachings of the Venerable, like a chisel, have the precise impact required to elicit a resonant sound from the bell. If the Venerable perceives the sound of the bell, regardless of its duration, pitch, volume, or intensity, he would interpret it as the manifestation of the Dharma reflecting from us. (For instance, I once overheard a companion,...