Wearers of the patchwork robe who really and truly participate in study stand out at all times, their six senses bare, unmoved by the stirrings of desires and influences as they deal with the world. They are not trapped by perception and cognition, nor do they abandon perception and cognition to seek anything, and they do not seek liberation in perception and cognition. Seeing through everything like this, clearly understanding like this, they are entirely independent, transcending subjective assessments of the holy and the ordinary, and yet do not dwell on a state of independence transcending subjective assessment of the holy and the ordinary. This is called being a wayfarer beyond convention.
After that you wield the diamond sword, and wherever you go when you see Buddhas you kill the Buddhas, when you see Patriarchs you kill the Patriarchs, when you see saints you kill the saints. This is what is called shedding Buddha’s blood and breaking up the community.
There don’t have to be many people like this—just find one or a half; that’s enough to continue the life of wisdom of Buddhas and Patriarchs. The true lineage of Linji doesn’t worry about being wiped out; in truth it did not come in vain. Therefore an ancient worthy said, “Everyone wears out their straw sandals—just make sure you wear them all the way through.” Isn’t this the talk of a great person? How can this be compared to a type of ignoramus today, foggy and flighty, who sports weirdness, and occupies a teacher’s chair, falsely aggrandizing himself, and takes sayings of the past, judges them arbitrarily, and confuses the younger generation, doing hellish deeds? This is pitiful. Generally speaking, if study is ultimately not on the right basis, in the end you just become a derelict. Even if you associate with a Chan teacher, it is still selling fame to enjoy its advantages; there is no basis for clarifying the great matter at your feet. If the great matter is not clear, the causes and conditions of bad conduct come into play.
Therefore wise people reform when they’re mistaken and take to good, while fools are embarrassed by mistakes yet pursue what’s wrong. If you take to good, your virtue is renewed every day; if you pursue wrong, your evil keeps building up. The statements of saints and sages are clear; if you don’t observe their admonitions carefully, the roads of humanity and heaven will be cut off, and you’ll turn into an ass or a horse for sure. Haven’t you seen how Fenyang said, “If subjective assessments of ordinary and holy are not thoroughly eliminated, you won’t avid entering into asses’ wombs or horses’ bellies”? Baiyun said, “Even if subjective assessments of ordinary and holy are all eliminated, you still won’t escape entering into asses’ wombs or horses’ bellies.” Although the two old fellows climb a high mountain hand in hand, they still don’t get away from a bystander. A type of blind baldy will ask here, “Who is the bystander?” Then I won’t let them off even if my staff breaks.
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So we do study? On the right basis? Isn't that dualism?
Beyond transcending holy and ordinary. Transcending transcending.
Ying-An has big plans for us; take to good to renew virtue; pursue wrong to build up evil. Doesn't everyone say there is nothing inherently wrong?
Maybe because Ying-An is post-Foyan, post-Yuanwu? Maybe we misread Foyan and Yuanwu.
What are you pursuing in coming to me? I can speak for myself;
A finger held aloft,
Recounts a special dream.
A fishing rod,
Piled up and broken.
Blocking the shore.
Submitted April 20, 2021 at 08:44PM by samadhi-sheol https://ift.tt/3aqvyu4
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