Whoever knows that the mind is a fiction and devoid of anything real knows that his own mind neither exists nor doesn’t exist. Mortals keep creating the mind, claiming it exists. And Arhats keep negating the mind, claiming it doesn’t exist. But bodhisattvas and Buddhas neither create nor negate the mind. This is what’s meant by the mind that neither exists nor doesn’t exist. The mind that neither exists nor doesn’t exist is called the Middle Way.
A short passage from "The zen teachings of Bodhidharma" (Red Pine) Wake up sermon.
I really appreciate the simple language that is used here. Bodhidharma is certainly compassionate with his words.
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Submitted January 24, 2020 at 11:58AM by royalsaltmerchant https://ift.tt/2TTIQrE
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