To understand Ch’an [Zen] words but be unable to practice Buddhism is like a man sitting in water complaining of thirst, or sitting in food complaining of hunger—what’s the difference? You must realize that Ch’an words are the business of buddhas and the business of buddhas is identical to Ch’an words. Being able to understand, being able to practice—this has to do with people, not with Dharma.
— Zen master Ta Hui, Swampland Flowers (p. 85)
Submitted June 24, 2017 at 03:30AM by Dhammakayaram http://ift.tt/2s16PIr
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