Do not say, “I understand! I have attained mastery!” If you have attained mastery, then why are you going around asking other people questions? As soon as you say you understand Zen, people watch whatever you do and whatever you say, wondering why you said this or that. If you claim to understand Zen, moreover, this is actually a contention of ignorance. What about the saying that one should “ silently shine, hiding one’s enlightenment” ? What about “ concealing one’s name and covering one’s tracks” ? What about “ the path is not different from the human mind” ?
Excerpt from Foyan's Instant Zen, translated by Cleary.
Seems like Foyan is talking about just one of the ways folks like to try and hang a nail in the sky, claiming merit. Claiming mastery, or enlightenment, or insights, or understanding - is an unspoken claim for ignorance, for these claims do not arise in the realm of non-duality or what others enjoy referring to as oneness. What is there to master? What claims enlightenment or insights, or understanding?
Ignorance, according to Foyan.
Submitted February 20, 2018 at 08:43AM by origin_unknown http://ift.tt/2EDy1iV
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