This OP is only for TOM.
How about when they say the sound of the rain has given you a sermon? Is that correct? I do not agree; the sound of the rain is you giving a sermon. But do you understand? Clarify it directly; then what else is there?
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The ancients had no choice but to make provisional explanations where there is no explanation, employing expedient means where there are no expedients. One day when Xuansha went into the mountains, he encountered a tiger. His assistant told him there was a tiger there, but Xuansha just said, “It’s your tiger.”
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If you don’t understand this, you will be fatally obstructed everywhere. It’s just because you have been following material senses and been influenced by things since time immemorial.
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This is why a seeker asked Xuansha, “I have just entered the community; please show me a way of access.” Xuansha said, “Do you hear the sound of the valley stream?” The seeker said, “Yes.” Xuansha said, “Gain access from here." Nowadays people do not clearly understand this story, simply saying, “The essence of mind is omnipresent; who else hears?” What relevance has this sort of discourse? You must be completely naked before you will attain realization.
For now I ask you, have you dressed?
Foyan
Submitted August 30, 2020 at 10:06PM by surupamaerl https://ift.tt/3hL48R2
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