It's elementary-school level "Trust in Mind" and 4-Statements stuff that Zen isn't about following a person, a set of beliefs, a causal path of salvation/enlightenment via. spiritual practice, or a particular verbal/written expression.
That is like 30 minutes of reading max and I will one-up /u/ewk and say that even a middle-schooler could do a book-report on that stuff.
What about imitation? How do Zen Masters define it? What do they say about it?
Following guidelines and keeping to rules is binding yourself without rope.
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I have now explained for you; believe assuredly, and you’ll never get confused. Don’t imitate those who run in search talking about enlightenment all day."
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Usually it is said that there is true Buddhism, and then there are imitations and remnants. I say that Buddhism does not have true, imitation, and remnant versions. Buddhism is always in the world: if you get the point, it is true; if you miss the point, it is an imitation or a remnant.
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At that time there was a monk who came forward and asked, “What is a true man without rank like?” Linji came down from his meditation cot and grabbed him, saying, “Speak! Speak!” The monk was about to explain, when Linji let go of him, saying, “What a piece of shit is this true man without rank!”
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Master Xiangyan Duan said to an assembly, "Speech is slander, silence is deception. There is still something beyond, but my mouth is narrow and I can’t explain it to you."
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Following guidelines and keeping to rules: OUT
Imitating people who run in search of enlightenment: OUT
The Buddhisms that are otherworldy and have 'imitations' and 'remnants': OUT
Trying to find words to explain: OUT
Dwelling in speech or silence: OUT
Notice that they don't admonish people for following fashion trends like bell-bottom robes, Doc Martens sandals, or trendy smack-talk.
Question/Answer is the family tradition here and can't be imitated. If you don't like the sound of that old country band, why would you hang out in the Grand Ol' Opry?
A lot of people also go around saying Zen Masters all sound the same...
What is it that sounds the same between them?
Submitted January 29, 2020 at 08:45PM by ThatKir https://ift.tt/2O8O92B
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