I've been here since I was an adolescent 10 years ago. I've picked up trivial knowledge about how to pronounce some names, how to translate some Chinese, added to my vocabulary words like 'brocade', 'enfeoffed', 'bungled', confronted the running history of Buddhists misrepresenting Zen, but all while missing the central point while idling away imagining conversations I never had.
Foyan says, "Association with good companions is a serious recommendation of the ancient sages. Students today should follow the words of the Buddhas and Patriarchs by finding a teacher to attain discernment. Otherwise, how can you call yourselves students?"
I am not fit to be called anyone's student. I haven't associated with good companions. I haven't attained discernment.
Where is the teacher?
Submitted August 10, 2022 at 06:55AM by ThatKir https://ift.tt/sxvOafG
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