To contemplate the true characteristic of the body is to contemplate the Buddha. If you are able to directly experience the realm where nothing exists outside of your being, then all opposites will appropriately be extinguished, transcending all conceptions. Buddha and mind are refined to their non-dual [nature]. The patched-robed monk silently roams about and abides nowhere. Vacant and potent, miraculous and penetrating, [his realization is identical] to the great space that surpasses this dusty kalpa. Brilliant and profound, addictions cease; luminous and bright, it is non-conceptual. When the mechanism turns, it transforms and emanates, responding to situations while passing through the world. Illumination is without effort; its function is without traces. Clouds leisurely drift, streams flow—there have never been any residual obstacles since the beginning. This direct teaching is pure and secure—nothing can budge it. There is no need to follow favorable conditions. This is where you gain genuine experience.
Excerpts from 宏智禪師廣錄 Hongzhi chanshi guanglu
(Extensive Records of Chan Master Hongzhi)
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My tangled comments: "Addictions cease" is a loaded phrase in this context, yeah? The word karma really just means "action". I'm a picker and a chooser!
What do you think Hongzhi means by "addictions cease"?
Submitted January 21, 2020 at 11:24AM by madewithsticks https://ift.tt/30H2pV6
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