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To say the word “Buddha” is trailing mud and dripping water; to say the word “Chan” is a face full of shame. Superior people who have studied for a long time do not wait for it to be said; latecoming beginners simply must investigate and apprehend it.
-Yuanwu, BCR, from the Pointer to Case 2
It is hardly known that while Chao Chou ordinarily never used beating or shouting to deal with people, and only used ordinary speech, still no one in the world could handle him. It was all because he never had so many calculating judgements: he could pick up sideways and use upside-down, go against or go with, having attained great freedom.
-Yuanwu - BCR, Commentary on Case 2
Just do not give birth to a single thought: let go and become crystal clear. As soon as any notions of right and wrong and self and others and gain and loss are present, do not follow them off. Then you will be personally studying with your own true enlightened teacher.
-Yuanwu, Zen Letters
My tangled comments: Superior people do not wait for it to be said. Zhaozhou could pick up sideways and use upside-down, go against or go with, having attained great freedom. Yuanwu says "if where you stand is reality, then your actions have power." Nanquan killed that cat.
Submitted October 09, 2019 at 02:21PM by madewithsticks https://ift.tt/33f4OGL
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