IF YOU TALK about equality, nothing surpasses Buddhism. Buddhism alone is most egalitarian. If one says, "I understand, you do not," this is not Buddhism. If one says, "You understand, I do not, " this is not Buddhism either. In the Teachings it says, "This truth is universally equal, without high or low — this is called unexcelled enlightenment." My perception is equal to yours, and your perception is equal to mine.
And yet, an ancient also said, "I know everything others know, but others do not know what I know." Why don't they know? Because they harbor "high and low" in their minds, and do not rely on enlightened insight; thus they see this world full of all sorts of crap.
- Foyan, Instant Zen
Fuck racism and sexism and greed and hatred.
Submitted June 02, 2020 at 04:27PM by sje397 https://ift.tt/2XOhR0O
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