Make no mistake about it; if you do not find it now, you will repeat the same routines for myriad eons, a thousand times over again, following and picking up on objects that attract you.
We are no different from Shakyamuni Buddha. Today, in your various activities, what do you lack? The spiritual light coursing through your six senses has never been interrupted. If you can see in this way, you will simply be free of burdens all your life.
Linji Yixuan [died 866]
Linji Yixuan (simplified Chinese: 临济义玄; traditional Chinese: 臨濟義玄; pinyin: Línjì Yìxuán; Wade–Giles: Lin-chi I-hsüan; Japanese: 臨済義玄 Rinzai Gigen; died 866 CE) was the founder of the Linji school of Chán Buddhism during Tang Dynasty China. Student of Huangbo Xiyun. [Wikipedia]
Wandering Ronin commentary: There is a feeling I often have in my practice of Zen where I am still compelled to strive for and accomplish something, and this is quite a difficult habit to break. Is it good practice to feel this way and push myself on some level, or should this be abandoned completely?
Submitted March 14, 2018 at 06:48PM by WanderingRonin77 http://ift.tt/2pe7MZE
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