To attain buddhatā (the state of awakening) the Zen adept must strive to see their self-nature (svabhāva). This is really the Buddha. Without this accomplishment, no matter how much one does zazen, studies koans or studies the 12 sections of the discourses—even practices ceremonies with great concentration, recite mantras, or follow the precepts, they will always be far away from buddhatā — they will never meet the Buddha.
But you must meet the Buddha, face to face, to be called a real master of Zen. Only the Buddha can recognize your enlightenment—not some old Zen master who pours out fox spittle to his dull witted bald headed students who are thinking about their next meal. Make no mistake, seeing the Buddha is a real experience. Without insight into self-nature, the Buddha does not appear. You will not be anointed (abhiṣekaḥ).
Submitted June 30, 2017 at 07:20PM by Dhammakayaram http://ift.tt/2trR9Om
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