The Chan master Lingyun Zhiqin pursued the way for thirty years. Once, while traveling in the mountains, resting at the foot of a mountain, he looked out at a village in the distance. The time was spring, and, seeing the peach blossoms in bloom, he suddenly understood the way. Composing a verse, he presented it to [his teacher] Dawei.
For thirty years, a passenger seeking the sword. How many times have the leaves fallen and the branches budded? After once seeing the peach blossoms, I'm just as I am now without further doubts.
Dawei said, “Those who enter from conditions never reverse or lose it.” This was his acknowledgement.
*Dawei Lingyou 大潙靈祐, aka 溈山靈祐 Guishan Lingyou (771-853)
What is this entering through circumstance?
Submitted September 05, 2020 at 11:48AM by forgothebeat https://ift.tt/3lUgjNR
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