An excerpt from the Sutra of 42 Chapters:
A monk asked the Buddha, "Under what conditions is it possible to come to the knowledge of the past and to understand the most supreme Way?" The Buddha answered, "Those who are pure in heart and single in purpose are able to understand the most supreme Way. It is like polishing a mirror, which becomes bright when the dust is removed. Remove your passions, and have no hankering, and the past will be revealed to you."
*Joshu: *
"For the sake of all, the Buddha has become the compulsive passions."
The nun replied, "How can I escape them?"
Joshu: "Why escape?"
Huineng's Verse
Shenxiu wrote,
The body is the bodhi tree. The mind is like a bright mirror's stand. At all times we must strive to polish it and must not let dust collect.
Huineng wrote,
Bodhi originally has no tree. The mirror has no stand. The Buddha-nature is always clear and pure. Where is there room for dust?
Submitted January 08, 2020 at 08:06PM by NorthStarIV https://ift.tt/39UVWKP
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