Mazu's "Your mind, exactly as it is right now, is Buddha."

汝今各信自心是佛, 此心即是佛心。

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Mazu: “Each of you should right away believe that your own mind is Buddha, that this very mind is identical with the Buddha mind."

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Round 2!

This will be a long one..but luckily it has many redundant characters.

Let's get started, shall we?

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汝今各信自心是佛，此心即是佛心。

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A. 汝

(literary or coastal Min) thou, you (second-person pronoun)

It also a kind of "you" that also mean "river" at the same time.

"The one who is flowing/moving like a river"

You are always in motion, aren't you?

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B. 今

1. now; at present; current
2. (literary, idiomatic) modern times
3. this
4. (Classical Chinese) thus; promptly

NOW.

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C. 各

1. each; every (determiner)

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D. 信

1. true; accurate; verifiable
2. truly; indeed
3. trustworthy
4. to believe; to trust in something
5. trust; confidence; faith
6. to believe in (a faith); to be religious in
7. at will

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E. 自

1. self, oneself; one's own
2. certainly, of course
3. personally
4. since; from

One's Own.

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F. 心

1. Heart
2. Mind
3. Thought; Idea
4. Intention 5 Center; Core

...Understand?

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G. 是

1. This; this thing
2. (copulative) to be -( indicating that the subject and object are the same.)
3. A particle emphasizing the word following it.
4. A particle showing agreement. In this meaning, 是 is stressed. truly; indeed.
5. only in compounds) true, correct

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H. 佛

1. Buddha

Abbreviation of 佛陀 (MC bɨut̚ dɑ), from Pali buddha or Sanskrit बुद्ध (buddha, “awakened; enlightened”).

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I. 此

1. Literally This.
2. Literally Here.

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J. 即

1. To come near to eat
2. To approach; to come near; to be near
3. To ascend; to go up; to assume office
4. Prompted by the occasion
5. though; although
6. if; assuming
7. even if; even though
8. then
9. while
10. as soon as
11. namely' that is; to be the same as.
12. promptly, quickly, immediately, at once.
13. At present; today.

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...I know that was a lot, but I wanted to complete the sentence.

As your Mind is Right Now.....That is Buddha.

Even as it Flows like a River...It is Always Identical with Buddha.

No matter where it flows.

Any questions?

Submitted November 12, 2018 at 10:23PM by Pikkko https://ift.tt/2qIFCra