If you’re unable to arouse the Doubt when practicing Zen, you may think: “Eyes see, ears hear, the tongue speaks, the nose smells odors, hands grasp, feet run. All this is the true nature of the spiritual self!” You then conclude that you’re enlightened and go about eyeballing people, bending an ear, pointing at this and kicking at that, thinking it’s all the personification of Buddha Dharma. But this too is simply your wavering mind; it is not Zen.
Of old, such nonsense has been compared to temporary insanity, or likened to sitting in the master’s formal chair with a frightening scowl frozen on your face. What good will all that do when you’re facing death? Even worse are those who transmit this stuff to the next generation and accept offerings from the faithful without the least bit of shame. If someone asks about the Dharma, they yell or let out a big laugh. They have never truly inquired themselves, so they cannot cut through their samsaric life-root. In such a situation, even countless good deeds become the handiwork of the devil. And all because they fail to recognize that where they have reached is far from final.
Boshan
Submitted June 24, 2017 at 06:28PM by KeyserSozen http://ift.tt/2sMZ6Lt
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