I say to you there is no buddha, no dharma, nothing to practice, nothing to enlighten to.
Just what are you seeking in the highways and byways?
Blind men! You’re putting a head on top of the one you already have.
What do you yourselves lack?
Followers of the Way, your own present activities do not differ from those of the patriarch-buddhas.
You just don’t believe this and keep on seeking outside.
Make no mistake! Outside there is no dharma; inside, there is nothing to be obtained.
Better than grasp at the words from my mouth, take it easy and do nothing.
Don’t continue [thoughts] that have already arisen and don’t let those that haven’t yet arisen be aroused.
Just this will be worth far more to you than a ten years’ pilgrimage.
~ Linji, a teacher of zen - The Record of Linji, R.F. Sasaki, p. 22
Submitted November 15, 2019 at 09:02PM by dec1phah https://ift.tt/2qVFCXY
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