How can you even attempt to express this in words? You have a lot of intellectual understanding, but have you ever perceived It face to face? Renunciants and others up to the tenth stage bodhisattvas with satisfied hearts cannot even find a trace of It. That is why the celestial angels celebrate, the earth spirits offer support, the Buddhas of the ten directions sing praises, and the king of demons wails.
Why?
Because this void, leaping with life, has no root, no dwelling place. If your eyes waver at this point, then you miss it.
Don’t seek Buddha, for Buddha is a mass-murdering robber who has seduced who knows how many people into the pits of the demons of lust. Do not seek Manjusri or Samantabhadra, for they are bumpkins. What a pity to be a fine upstanding individual, but take someone else’s poison and then try to imitate the appearance of a Chan teacher, seeing spirits and seeing ghosts.
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ewk note: Can you imagine, people who aren't afraid to quote Zen Masters? Communities of people who can quote anything and everything, and yet are still afraid to AMA? We don't have many people these days trying to imitate Zen teachers, but look how many are eager to follow someone, anyone, anywhere. Today's followers don't even have the courage to take someone else's poison!
No dwelling place is hard to find. How are you going to establish such a place?
Submitted January 03, 2019 at 09:26AM by ewk http://bit.ly/2SzwTnt
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