"My teaching isn't concerned with either self-power or other-power: that which transcends both self-power and other-power, that's what my teaching is about. Let me prove this to you: While everyone is turned this way to hear me saying this, out back there may be sparrows chirping, crows cawing, the voices of men or women, or the sighing of the wind."
"But, without your deliberately trying to hear every one of those sounds, each of them comes to you clearly recognized and distinguished. It's not you doing the hearing, so it's not a matter of self-power. On the other hand, since you can't very well have someone else do your hearing for you, you couldn't call it other-power! So, that which isn't concerned with self-power or other-power but transcends them both is what my teaching is about."
The monk asked: "I find it impossible to control all my passions and delusions. What should I do? It's simply proved too much for me, and I wish to receive your instruction."
The Master replied: "Your idea of wanting to control your passions and delusions is itself delusion, changing the Buddha Mind for delusion! Delusions don't have any actual substance when they arise. In fact, they're nothing but shadow figures, things you've seen and heard that pop up sporadically in response to circumstances."
Again, the monk questioned the Master: "What is enlightenment?"
The Master replied: "There's no such thing as enlightenment. It's a completely extraneous pursuit.
No enlightenment! No striving! Who cares about controlling passions and delusions? Nonsense!
No more serious than a case of the hiccups after a cup of tea.
No. No. No.
No. No. No.
No. No. No.
Court Dismissed.
Submitted February 12, 2020 at 08:22AM by ThatKir https://ift.tt/2SgYNXo
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