Inb4 this post gets removed

This is from Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind by Suzuki:

[...]And even after he [Buddha] attained enlightenment he continued the same effort we are making. But his view of life was not shaky. His view of life was stable, and he watched everyone's life, including his own life. He watched himself, and he watched others with the same eyes that he watched stones or plants, or anything else. He had a very scientific understanding. That was his way of life after he attained enlightenment.

When we have the traditional spirit to follow the truth as it goes, and practice our way without any egoistic idea, then we will attain enlightenment in its true sense. And when we understand this point we will make our best effort in each moment. That is the true understanding of Buddhism. So our understanding of Buddhism is not just an intellectual understanding. Our understanding at the same time is its own expression, is the practice itself. Not by reading or contemplation of philosophy, but only through practice, actual practice can we understand what Buddhism is. Constantly, we should practice zazen, with strong confidence in our true nature, breaking the chain of karmic activity and finding our place in the world of actual practice.

From the above quote, "And when we understand this point we will make our best effort in each moment."

This is ordinary mind.

From this post:

In self-mastery he quietly puts on his clothes and takes his meal. Self-mastery appears in absolute samadhi. The phrase in the original text which we have translated as "self-mastery" is onmitsu denji (on, subtle; mitsu, mysterious; denji, field). If you progress to maturity in your cultivation of Holy Buddhahood after realization, self-mastery appears in ordinary life and presides over your mind. We generally pay little attention to such ordinary actions as putting on our clothes or eating a meal. But from the Zen point of view such actions are of great importance. They are expressions of ordinary mind. True peace of mind is demonstrated there.

In occult and playful samadhi, what will he do? Playful samadhi is the joyful demonstration of positive samadhi, in which the person communes freely with others. [...] What is occult samadhi? There is nothing mysterious in this from the Zen point of view. The only mystery is that of one's own being.

Samadhi is the soteriological release, it's "Buddha Nature".

"Ordinary mind is the Way." - Zen Master Nanquan

"Your own mind—this is Buddha." - Ma-tsu

Submitted July 24, 2017 at 12:24AM by already_satisfied http://ift.tt/2uO71Le