I am exhorting you in utter seriousness; I am not lying, I am not making up rationalizations to trap people, I will not allow people to oppress the free. I have no such reasons. If you recognize this, this is up to you. If you say you also see this way, this is up to you. If you say that everything is all right according to your perception, this is up to you. If you say your mind is still uneasy, this is up to you. You can only attain realization if you don’t deceive yourself.
There are quite a few Zen teachers in the world, talking about Zen, talking about the Way. Do you think they are self-deceived, or not self-deceived? Do you think they are deceiving others, or not deceiving others? It is imperative to discern minutely
- Seeing Mind; Instant Zen translated by Thomas Cleary
Comment: Sound simple but Foyan is utterly serious. Don’t deceive yourself, don’t deceive others. This is up to you.
Submitted July 11, 2020 at 08:13AM by noingso https://ift.tt/2ZkFhwV
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