A gentleman reads widely in many books basically in order to augment his innate knowledge. Instead, you have taken to memorizing the words of the ancients, accumilating them in your breast, making this your task, depending on then for something to take hold of in conversation. You are far from knowing the intent of the sages in expounding the teachings. This is what is called counting the treasure of others all day long without having half a cent of your own. Likewise in reading the Buddhist Scriptures: you must see the moon and forget the fingers. Don't develop an understanding based in the words. An ancient worthy said, "The Buddhas expounded all teachings to save all minds; I have no mind at all, so what's the use of all the teachings?" If they can be like this when reading scriptures, only then will people with resolve have comprehension of the intent of the sages.
Submitted August 02, 2017 at 12:20PM by WildFoxBuddha http://ift.tt/2vmTlqY
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