Sunday, 6 January 2019

Nantai An still and silent

Master Nantai An was asked by a monk,

“How is it when still and silent, with no dependence?’

He said, “Still and silent!”

Based on this he composed a verse saying,

Nantai sits quietly, incense in one burner;

Still all day long, myriad thoughts are forgotten.

This is not stopping the mind, removing errant thought;

It’s all because there is nothing to think about.

Dahui shouted one shout.

KoalaZen: found this in the original shobogenzo. Seems interesting as it talks about sitting. I have many things I think about. I seem to be far from Nantai state.



Submitted January 07, 2019 at 04:39AM by koalazen http://bit.ly/2Tz0Ofv

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