All the Way Through

Foyan

"No delusion, no enlightenment” — only when you have arrived at such a state are you comfortable and saving energy to the maximum degree. But this is simply being someone without delusion or enlightenment; what is there deluding you twenty-four hours a day? You must apply this to yourself and determine on your own.

(Has anyone asked why Foyan is trying to save so much energy?)

It is necessary to attain the reality where there is no delusion and no enlightenment before you can become free and unfettered...Think about it independently. Other people do not know what you are doing all the time; you reflect on your own— are you in harmony with truth or not? Here you cannot be mistaken; investigate all the way through.

(Why is it necessary?)

When my late teacher appeared in the world to teach, he said, “I rise from this jewel flower throne and sit upon it every day along with all of you; it is just that you avoid what is right before you.” This is a good saying.

Everyday is a good day? I once saw Teisho Hogen Bays threw up on YouTube discussing a case in the Mumonkan (which one I can't remember), but they wanted to get across the idea that one can choose to see every single thing directly experienced as a source of learning. Is this the same thing?

He also remarked, “In over ten years at one place, I couldn’t find a worthy opponent; only when I went elsewhere did I actually see such a person as would live up to my sense of indignation.” Good words; few people can talk like this.

What is going on here?! I wonder why the teacher wanted to make it clear that in one place was the same, but elsewhere is the thing being sought.

Foyan concludes:

I spent over thirty years journeying; you people were not even born when I found the way. If younger folk believe what I am talking about, you will step back each day, look into yourselves, and see all the way through.

Submitted September 13, 2020 at 06:49PM by surupamaerl https://ift.tt/3isiNRI