Master Yunmen: "In reality, there is not the slightest thing that could be the source of understanding or doubt for you."

Having entered the Dharma Hall, Master Yunmen said:

“If, in bringing up a case I cause you to accept it instantly, I am already spreading shit on top o f your heads. Even if you could understand the whole world when I hold up a single hair, I'd still be operating on healthy flesh.“

"At any rate, you must first truly attain this level of realization. If you’re not yet there, you must not pretend that you are. Rather, you ought to take a step back, seek under your very feet, and see what there is to what I am saying!“

"In reality, there is not the slightest thing that could be the source of understanding or doubt for you. Rather, you have the one thing that matters, each and every one of you! Its great function manifests without the slightest effort on your part; you are no different from the patriarch-buddhas! [But since] the root of your faith has always been shallow and the influence of your evil actions massive, you find yourselves all of a sudden wearing many horns. You’re carrying your bowl bags far and wide through thousands o f villages and myriads of hamlets: what's the point of victimizing yourselves? Is there something you all are lacking? Which one of you full-fledged fellows hasn’t got his share?"

“Though you may accept what I am saying for yourself, you’re still in bad shape. You must neither fall for the tricks of others nor simply accept their directives. The instant you see an old monk open his mouth, you tend to stuff those big rocks right into yours, and when you cluster in little groups to discuss [his words], you’re exactly like those green flies on shit that struggle back to back to gobble it up! What a shame, brothers!"

"The old masters could not help using up their whole lifetime for the sake of you all. So they dropped a word here and half a phrase there to give you a hint. You may have understood these things; put them aside and make some effort for yourselves, and you will certainly become a bit familiar with it. Hurry up! Hurry up! Time does not wait for any man, and breathing out is no guarantee for breathing in again! Or do you have a spare body and mind to fritter away? You absolutely must pay close attention! Take care!”

Source: (Source: Master Yunmen: From the Record of the Chan Master “Gate of the Clouds" translated by Urs App)

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McNubbitz Bitz: Yunmen is giving you the D, hard (by D I mean Dharma, of course). Is there something you are lacking? There's no need to victimize yourself and avoid an ordinary life. Ordinary life is the way.

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Submitted December 31, 2018 at 11:08PM by McNubbitz http://bit.ly/2s2z9rr