Flan says, Have you heard the old story of the Vinaya monk. He upheld all the precepts all of his life. When he was walking at night, he stepped on something that made a loud noise. He thought it was a toad. And inside of this Toad, were countless Toad eggs. The monk was scared out of his wits, and passed out from fright. He dreamed that hundreds of Toads were coming after him, demanding their lives. The monk was utterly terrified. When dawn came around, he saw that he had just stepped on. Wait for it. A dry I'd out eggplant. The monk, realizing the unreliable, the unreliable nature of his thoughts, then ceased such thinking and realize the empty nature of the three realms. And after this, he could begin doing genuine practice. And then fly on says, Now I asked you all, was the thing the monk stepped on in the night a toad, or was it an eggplant? And if it was an eggplant, there still seem to be toads who demanded their lives. Have you rid yourself of these visions? I'll check to see if you understand. If you've gotten rid of the fear of the toads, do you still have the eggplant there? You must have no eggplant either.