All this talk of original nature, being inherent in all activity.. Whatever we do.. Yes, I agree with the premise.. But that doesn't mean we are always letting our original nature shine through, no matter what we do..
Zen is concerned with seeing into this original nature, not just saying, whatever I do, is the activity of the one mind, so bollox to it, I'm just gonna do whatever..
This original nature can distort itself, be twisted up, have sorrow or anger .. And we can identify with the anger and sorrow.
Identifying with anger or violence, for example is not the same as identifying with the original nature, if it was, then zen masters would be no different from warriors, and the difference is plain to see.
Therefore, we need to learn, what is original nature, and what isn't.
Submitted June 18, 2020 at 04:15PM by transmission_of_mind https://ift.tt/2BnRg2X
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