This is from the recorded sayings of Zen Master Rinzai.
This is a quote from chapter XI from the Section “Teaching the Assembly”:
A man of old said,
The so-called Buddha-bodies are metaphors for the teachings of Buddhism.
The so-called Buddha-lands are metaphors for the nature of the universe.
Therefore, we clearly see that the body of Dharma-nature and the land of Dharma-nature are nothing but shadows cast by the light.
“Virtuous monks, it is urgently important for you to realize the one who manipulates the light. That is the origin of all the buddhas to which all followers of the Way return. Your body composed of the four great elements can neither preach the Dharma nor listen to the Dharma. Your spleen, stomach, liver, and gallbladder can neither preach the Dharma nor listen to the Dharma. The boundless sky can neither preach the Dharma nor listen to the Dharma. What is it that can preach the Dharma and listen to the Dharma? This very you existing clearly before my eyes, without form, shining alone—it is this one who can preach the Dharma and listen to the Dharma. If you see it in this way, you are not different from the buddhas and the patriarchs. Just never be distracted throughout the day, and whatever you see is it. But ‘when emotions arise, wisdom becomes clouded, and when thinking wavers, the essence is obscured.’ Consequently people transmigrate through the three realms and experience all kind of suffering. According to this mountain monk’s view, there is nothing that is not profound, no one who is not emancipated.
Submitted June 27, 2017 at 10:43PM by Dillon123 http://ift.tt/2uejCDZ
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