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A Zen student came to Bankei and complained: "Master, I have an ungovernable temper. How can I cure it?" "You have something very strange," replied Bankei. "Let me see what you have." "Just now I cannot show it to you," replied the other. "When can you show it to me?" asked Bankei. "It arises unexpectedly," replied the student. "Then," concluded Bankei, "it must not be your own true nature. If it were, you could show it to me at any time. When you were born you did not have it, and your parents did not give it to you. Think that over." SOURCE: Temper (Koan)

Also “without effort,” here it says. This is one of the qualities of the Buddha—here it says “free from effort,” or without effort. For example, when Buddha teaches or when Buddha sees objects, Buddha doesn’t have motivation, Buddha doesn’t have effort. In other words, Buddha doesn’t have to think. Buddha doesn’t have to remind for himself—it’s beyond thinking, it’s all spontaneous, just happens all the time, naturally happens. Buddha doesn’t have to think “I want to meditate, I want to go and help these people and those people. I want to investigate more and try to see what is right and what is not right.” Buddha doesn’t have this kind of intention, or Buddha doesn’t have effort. He doesn’t need effort—it all comes naturally, automatically, spontaneously. No activities with effort. All the activities that Buddha is doing—helping all beings—it comes naturally, it is there already. No motivation. It’s natural. SOURCE: Buddha-Nature Commentary by 13th Zasep Tulku Rinpoche