Man, become essential: for when the world decays / The accidental will go / the essence will remain. — Angelus Silesius
"It ["suchness," "Buddha nature"] was before the world came into existence. When the world perishes, it will not be destroyed. Once you have seen eye to eye with me, you will not turn into a different person. It is just you, yourself. Why, then, should you look for it outside of yourself? Do not peer around or contort your face, lest you miss it." — Joshu
Joshu lectured to the people. He said: "It [the esseFlce of the world] was before the world came into existence. When the world perishes, it will not be destroyed." A monk asked, "What is it?" Joshu said, "The four elements and the five aggregates." The monk said, "These are still destructible. What is it?" Joshu said, "The five aggregates and the four elements." — Joshu
Who's aggregates? Who owns the five aggregates and the four elements?
Submitted February 04, 2023 at 06:39PM by jiyuunosekai https://ift.tt/jqytHVc
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