BCR C~: Random Textual Excerpt

No case today fellows, just an excerpt from the text.

At the time there was a monk who asked, "Do the patriarchs and buddhas have any intention to deceive people or not?"

Lung Ya said, "Tell me, do rivers and lakes have any intention to obstruct people or not?"

He went on to say, "Although rivers and lakes have no intention to obstruct people, it's just that people now can't cross them. Therefore, rivers and lakes after all become barriers to people. You cannot say that rivers and lakes do not obstruct people. Although the patriarchs and buddhas have no intention to deceive people, it's just that people now cannot pass beyond them. So patriarchs and buddhas after all deceive people. Again, you cannot say that patriarchs and buddhas do not deceive people. If one can pass beyond the patriarchs and buddhas, this person surpasses the patriarchs and buddhas. Still, one must completely realize the intent of the patriarchs and buddhas: only then can one be equal to those transcendent people of old. If you have not yet been able to pass through, if you study the Buddhas and study the Patriarchs, then you'll have no hope of attaining even in ten thousand aeons."

The monk also asked, "How can I be able to avoid being deceived by the Patriarchs and Buddhas?" Lung Ya said, "You must be en­lightened yourself." When you get here, you must be like this.

Is there anyone out there who isn’t being led by the nose?

Submitted May 02, 2021 at 11:24PM by Owlsdoom https://ift.tt/336Dix0