The Most Direct Approach
Why don’t you understand the essence that has always been there? There is not much to Buddhism; it only requires you to see the way clearly. It does not tell you to extinguish random thoughts and suppress body and mind, shutting your eyes and saying “This is It!” The [M]atter is not like this.
You must observe the present state. What is its logic? What is its guiding pattern? Why are you confused? This is the most direct approach.
How about when I have not spoken to you, and you have not hear me, is there any point in coming and going? At such a time do not make up forced rationalizations.
From the Buddhas above to the totality of beings below, all is thus. In this sense, sages and ordinary people are equal, wrong and right are equal, samsara and nirvana are equal. Now I ask you, whose business are the ancient Buddhas, and the generations of past, present and future? Whose business are the contanimated lands of the ten directions?
I say, if you understand all this thirty years from now, you will realize that I did tell you. Just don’t say, “This is It!” If you do, that is called the view of an outsider.
GS Commentary: Geez man, they really weren’t kidding when they said this shit was instant.
I’ll say though, I think the strength here is also the weakness (typical, right?): if these few paragraphs don’t do the thing for you ... you better just go back to Huangbo or Linji ... depending on if you want to get coddled or smacked.
Submitted October 22, 2019 at 06:40PM by GreenSage45 https://ift.tt/31FMOUF
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