People these days all make unconcern an understanding. Some say, “There is no delusion or enlightenment: it’s not necessary to go on seeking. Even before the Buddha appeared in the world, before Bodhidharma ever came to this country, it could not have been otherwise. What’s the use of the Buddha appearing in the world? What did the Patriarch still come from the West for?” All such views—what relevance do they have? You must have greatly penetrated and greatly awakened: then as before, mountains are mountains, rivers are rivers, in fact all the myriad things are perfectly manifest. Then for the first time you can be an unconcerned person.
Haven’t you heard Lung Ya say:
To study the Path, first you must have a basis of enlightenment:
It’s like having vied in a boat race:
Though you relax on idle ground as before,
Only having won can you rest.
When I was in the south, I made a bed that weighed 12,000 pounds.
Submitted February 02, 2018 at 08:51PM by KeyserSozen http://ift.tt/2GHwaL5
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