Master Shoushan Nian said:...
...It’s like looking through a window at a horse ridden by—a moment’s hesitation and you’ve missed it. This being so, when you set your mind on this you must be thoroughgoing—don’t flail in vain, or some day it’ll cheat you. It’s up to you. If there is some issue, approach; if not, good bye.
A monk asked, “How is it when a bodhisattva has not yet become a Buddha?” “An ordinary being.”
“How about after becoming Buddha.” “An ordinary being. An ordinary being.”
“Before the flower of enlightenment has bloomed, how can one distinguish truth?” “If the winter isn’t cold, wait and see after December.”
“Isn’t this it?” “Wrong.”
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ewk note: There are familiar anti-religious themes in this dialogue, from "ordinary being" which isn't enough for some people, which can't cure original-karmic-sin, to "wait and see", which defies authority.
It isn't a complicated teaching. It can reach out into any conversation. It's not faith, it's trust in mind.
Submitted November 10, 2018 at 03:47AM by ewk https://ift.tt/2PJPGOL
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