Mazu:
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"You can say at any time—(all) phenomena are identical with principle, and they are all without any obstruction.
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汝可隨時言說、即事即理，都無所礙。
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Today I just want to focus on the middle line, however interesting the discussion on "There is no obstruction" is, I think the middle line will be more than* enough to chew.
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You guys ready! Round 4 here we come!
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A. 即
- to come near to eat
- † to approach; to come near; to be near
- † to ascend; to go up; to assume office
- † prompted by the occasion
- † though; although
- † if; assuming
- † even if; even though
- † then
- † while
- † as soon as
- namely; that is; to be the same as; i.e.
- † promptly; quickly; immediately; at once
- † at present; today
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This character is repeated twice in the phrase, as you can see. You can see the variety of verbs it can signify.
What Phenomena are you eating right now? It is Exactly Identical to Principle.
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B. 事
- thing; matter (Classifier: 件 m c; 樁／桩 m)
- task; work; job; career
- misfortune; mishap; accident; incident
- (dialectal Hakka, Min Bei) speech; words; language to serve; to attend to someone
- (Beijing Mandarin, erhua-ed) fussy; pernickety; troublesome
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Ideogrammic compound (會意): 又 (“hand”) + 中 (“flag or hunting weapon”) – flag or hunting weapon in hand > to perform one's job. Compare 史, 吏.
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As we can see with this character, it has been translated as "Phenomena". And with good reason! As it includes Anything that the "Hand' of the Mind can hold.
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This "Phenomena" includes Everything the Mind can see, smell*, touch, taste, feel, hear and think.
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What is a flag? Identity. Names.
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What is a hunting weapon? A tool of relationship to get your food. The Phenomena you eat.
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Understand?
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C. 理
- † to polish jade
- to put in order; to tidy up
- to manage; to run; to handle
- (usually in negative) to pay attention to; to care about to revise; to review
- texture; grain (of wood)
- principle; inner essence
- reason; logic; truth; science
- natural science
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According to Shuowen Jiezi, the character meant “to polish jade”. The current meaning “to order, tidy up” may be derived from it.
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By your flag, you 'order' the Universe in that image.
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By your hunting tool, you 'tidy up' your ability and execution to get what you are seeking.
Do you know what you are hunting for, though?
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Everything your mind touches you see through your flag and tools. That is Delusion itself.
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Can one get beyond Delusion? What would that even look like?
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Whatever or However you imagine a 'Buddha' to 'see the world'...that would just be it's own class/type of Delusion.
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Understand?
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Why pay attention to me? I am just Pikkko. I only see through Pikkko's eyes. I'm not interested in getting rid of them.
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Mazu says there isn't an obstruction to your vision of Phenomena and Principle. What will you do with that?
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But I do recommend reading Mazu's words for yourself, if Zen interests you.
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%8D%B3 https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E4%BA%8B https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E7%90%86 https://terebess.hu/zen/mesterek/Poceski-Mazu.pdf
Asked by a monk, "What is the doctrine that transcends all Buddhas and Masters?"
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Ummon immediately held aloft his staff, and said, "I call this a staff, what do you call it?" The monk was silent. Again Ummon held up the staff, saying, "The doctrine transcending the teachings of all the Buddhas and masters - was not that what you asked me about?" The monk was still silent.
Submitted November 14, 2018 at 10:43PM by Pikkko https://ift.tt/2K2DG5r
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