Have you not read how Xuansha pointed to a white spot on the ground in front of him and asked a student, “ See?” The student said, “ Yes.” Xuansha said, “ I see, and so do you. Why don’t you understand?”
One of my fellow students, one Elder Li, saw my late teacher for a year and a half; every time he went in for a personal interview, the teacher would just say to him, “ Elder, have you distinguished black and white at all?” Every time he went, this is what happened. How do you interpret talk like this? How do you work?
Why can't you tell black from white?
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Obviously, everybody can. It's just that there are people out there pretending to be enlightened, and they pretend there is no difference. No difference! They pretend they can't tell! New agers looooove "dualism", even if they can't define it, can't quote Buddhists on what it means, and can't quote Zen Masters teaching this Buddhist "dualism" doctrine. They love to tell you what you think, even though they can't quote you.
Just like they pretend you said something but can't quote you...
Pretend that Zen Masters said stuff, but can't quote them...
Pretend that the 5 Lay Precepts aren't required for novices (like them)...
Pretend that Zen Masters didn't write books of instruction.
New agers: They pretend all over the place. That's how they "work".
Submitted February 17, 2023 at 01:06PM by ewk https://ift.tt/9Ab7vdu
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