"The Dharma is non-dual and so is the mind. The Path is pure and above all forms. I warn you not to use those exercises for meditation on quietude or for keeping the mind a blank. The mind is by nature pure, so there is nothing for us to crave for or give up. Do your best, each of you, and go wherever circumstances lead."
The Sutra of Hui Neng SUTRA SPOKEN BY THE SIXTH PATRIARCH ON THE HIGH SEAT OF "THE TREASURE OF THE LAW" translated by C. Humphreys and Wong Mou-Lam
T. O. M's comment.
Ima go where circumstances lead, it seems like I've been setting up these circumstances all my life..
Wanting to get an education, wanting to get some money, have some excitement, fun, love and adventure..
At first glance, it seems like Huineng is saying not to want anything, that all my previous wants were ill founded, but upon closer inspection, maybe these wants also arose naturally, and the circumstances of my life, were the same as the circumstances of my wants..
Are the circumstances, my external environment, or are the circumstances both me and environment?
Seeing as Huineng says the world is non dual, the distinction is useless anyway..
There are just circumstances, and Ima follow them suckers.
Peace.
Submitted September 25, 2020 at 01:14PM by transmission_of_mind https://ift.tt/2RZAyw8
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