Sunday, 25 February 2018

Case 48 of the Shoyoroku: Vimalakirti's "Nonduality"

Case: Vimalakirti asked Manjusri, "What is a Bodhisattva's method of entering non duality?"

Manjustri said, "According to my mind, in all things, no speech, no explanation, no direction and no representation, leaving behind all questions and answers -- this is the method of entering nonduality."

Then Manjustri asked Vimalakirti, "We have each spoken. Now you should say, good man, what is a Bodhisattva's method of entry into nonduality?"

Vimalakirti was silent.

 

Verse: Manjusri inquires after the illness of the old Vaisalian;

The gate of nonduality opens -- Behold the adept.

Crude without, pure within -- who appreciates it?

Forgetting 'before' and losing 'after', don't sigh.

Struggling to present the gem -- the man with his feet cut off in the garden of Chu:

Repaying with a jewel, shining bright -- the cut snake of Sui.

Stop checking --

There are absolutely no flaws:

Mundanity totally gone, that's still but a little.

 

My comment: Today in my 10x10 room I hear the rain, but no thunder.



Submitted February 26, 2018 at 08:27AM by HP_LoveKraftwerk http://ift.tt/2HI6z5j

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