Universal Truth

A monk said, "It is said that 'The universal truth holds no truth'-
what does this mean?"
Joshu said, "East, west, south, north."
The monk asked, "What do you mean?"
Joshu said, "Up, down, in every direction."

Author/Translator's Note -

The quote "The truth holds no truth," as well as Joshu's
answers, is taken from the Buddhist Diamond Sutra. If the
"universal truth" is to include everything, it cannot be "this" as
opposed to "that." It must be open to all directions and to all
possibilities. It must be just what the world happens to be.

Radical Zen ~The Sayings of Joshu~ Translation and commentary by Yoel Hoffman

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Hard confrontations here. If there's no universal truth, then what truths are beliefs based on?

Submitted September 14, 2017 at 05:38AM by origin_unknown http://ift.tt/2fjXjb7