Huangbo Xiyun: Hence it follows that there is no Darkness, nor End of Darkness.

On account of the obstacles created by dualistic reasoning, Bodhidharma merely pointed to the original Mind and substance of us all as being in fact the Buddha. He offered no false means of self-perfecting oneself; he belonged to no school of gradual attainment. His doctrine admits of no such attributes as light and dark. Since it is not light, lo there is no light; since it is not dark, lo there is no dark! Hence it follows that there is no Darkness, nor End of Darkness.

Whosoever enters the gateway of our sect must deal with everything solely by means of the intellect. This sort of perception is known as the Dharma; as the Dharma is perceived, we speak of Buddha; while perceiving that in fact there are no Dharma and no Buddha is called entering the Sangha, who are otherwise known as 'monks dwelling above all activity'; and the whole sequence may be called the Triratna or Three Jewels in one Substance.

Huangbo Xiyun, On Transmission of Mind, translated by John Blofeld, 1958

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Wandering Ronin commentary: Outwardly like water, inwardly like stone.

Submitted February 01, 2019 at 04:51AM by WanderingRoninXIII http://bit.ly/2S01L47