If your mind entertains a moment of doubt, it becomes obstructed by the element earth. If your mind entertains a moment of craving, it becomes drowned in the element water. If your mind entertains a moment of anger, it is seared by the element fire. If your mind entertains a moment of delight, it is tossed about by the element air. If you can understand that this is so, however, you will not be swayed by the environment but can utilize the elements wherever you may be.
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.
Wandering Ronin commentary: Earth, Water, Fire and Air. Zen master Linji tries to tell us something, but who can truly hear it? Every single one of you has ears, but which among you can prove it? Every single one among you has a tongue, but have any words been spoken as of yet?
Submitted March 07, 2018 at 02:31AM by WanderingRonin77 http://ift.tt/2FZbAWG
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