Hey All,

Thought I'd invite you all to hop over to https://zenmarrow.com and read about some of the many

Zen Experiences

that are documented in the texts.

You know, before someone with

Big Words

who

Repeats Themselves without any evidentiary support Ad Nauseum

manages to convince you that such things are 'inventions' because they feel like their cult is threatened by other people's opinions.

Here for example is one of the most famous Zen experiences - the enlightenment experience of our friend Linji - variously known as Huangbo's student and originator of the Rinzai school of Zen:

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Linji went to Dayu; Dayu asked, "Where have you come from?" He said, "From Huangbo." Dayu said, "What has Huangbo been saying?" Linji cited the foregoing story and asked, "I don't know where I was wrong." Dayu said, "Huangbo was so kind, he wore himself out for you, yet you still come here asking whether you were wrong or not." Linji was greatly enlightened at these words. He said, "After all there's nothing much to Huangbo's Buddhism." Dayu grabbed and held him and said, "You bed-wetting devil! Just now you spoke of being wrong or not, and now you say there is not much to Huangbo's Buddhism. What principle do you see? Speak quickly, speak quickly!" Linji thumped Dayu in the ribs with his fist three times. Dayu pushed him away and said, "Your teacher is Huangbo - it's none of my business."

Nope - not much to it. Don't do cults, kids.

Submitted February 04, 2023 at 04:38PM by sje397 https://ift.tt/8PUpGhH