Q: When Käsyapa received the seal of Buddhahood from Gautama Buddha, did he make use of words during its further transmission?
A: Yes.
Q: Then, since he attempted its transmission in words, even he should be included among the people with rams horns.
A: Käsyapa obtained a direct self-realization of original Mind, so he is not one of those with horns. Whosoever obtains this direct realization of the Tathāgata Mind, thereby understanding the true identity of the Tathāgata and perceiving his real appearance and real form, can speak to others with the authority of the Buddha's true spiritual son. But Ananda, though he served his Master for twenty years, was unable to perceive more than his outward appearance and form, and was therefore admonished by the Buddha in these words: "Those who concentrate entirely upon helping the world cannot escape from among the horned ones.'
Seems like some conceptualizations can prepare the way to the state of realization of the one mind free from conceptualizations.
There's also the nice admonition given by the example of Ananda not to think that your enlightenment is found in this world.
unable to perceive more than his outward appearance and form
This was a man who had exposure for 20 years and didn't penetrate.
For those of you who think enlightenment is nothing, that's a whole lot of not getting it while sitting beside Buddha.
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Submitted July 07, 2020 at 08:35PM by NothingIsForgotten https://ift.tt/2O2mW1d
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