From Clearly's scholarship travesty Teachings of Zen, Chen-ching. No idea who he is, Clearly thoughtfully provides only the note: exiled 1080.
It's hard to find people ready for [Zen]. Some do not believe in the fact of the Buddha within themselves, only relying on a little bit of the influence of the ancients, on imitation wisdom.
The domain of their knowledge is doctrines on characteristics of meditation: in action, they turn away from enlightenment and get mixed up in the dust, stuck and unable to get free.
If students come to them, it is like an imprint stamping clay, they successively hand on the imprint, not only fooling themselves but also fooling others.
I have no [Zen] to give anyone. I just have a sword - woever comes, I cut down, so their lives cannot go on and their seeing and hearing disappear: then I meet them before their parents gave birth to them. If I see them go forward, I cut them off.
However, though the sword is sharp, it does not cut the innocent. Is there anyone who is innocent?
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ewk book note index - I think the translation problem of the biggest import is "meditation". I'm guessing the text says "dhyana", which would make the passage a conversation starter instead of the usual Zen Master rant against meditation.
So, who is innocent?
Submitted July 28, 2017 at 06:24PM by ewk http://ift.tt/2v61pMw
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