Translated by Thomas Cleary In: The five houses of Zen, 1997
Sayings and Dialogues
KUEI-SHAN SAID, “The mind of a Wayfarer is plain and direct, without artificiality. There is no rejection and no attachment, no deceptive wandering mind. At all times seeing and hearing are normal. There are no further details. One does not, furthermore, close the eyes or shut the ears; as long as feelings do not stick to things, that will do."
“Sages since time immemorial have only explained the problems of pollution. If one does not have all that false consciousness, emotional and intellectual opinionatedness, and conceptual habituation, one is clear as autumn water, pure and uncontrived, placid and uninhibited. Such people are called Wayfarers, or free people.”
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Kuei-shan was asked, “Is there any further cultivation for people who have suddenly awakened?”
Kuei-shan replied, “If they awaken truly, realizing the fundamental, they know instinctively when it happens. The question of cultivation or not is two-sided. Suppose beginners have conditionally attained a moment of sudden awakening to inherent truth, but there are still longstanding habit energies that cannot as yet be cleared all at once. They must be taught to clear away streams of consciousness manifesting habitual activity. That is cultivation, but there cannot be a particular doctrine to have them practice or devote themselves to."
“Having entered into the principle through hearing, as the principle heard is profound and subtle, the mind is naturally completely clear and does not dwell in the realm of confusion. Even if there are hundreds and thousands of subtleties to criticize or commend the times, you must gain stability, gird your loins, and know how to make a living on your own before you can realize them."
“In essence, the noumenal ground of reality does not admit of a single particle, but the methodology of myriad practices does not abandon anything. If you penetrate directly, then the sense of the ordinary and the sacred disappears, concretely revealing the true constant, where principle and fact are not separate. This is the buddhahood of being-as-is.”
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Kuei-shan asked Yun-yen, “What is the seat of enlightenment?”
Yun-yen said, “Freedom from artificiality.”
Yun-yen then asked Kuei-shan the same question.
Kuei-shan replied, “The vanity of all things.”
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Kuei-shan asked Yang-shan, “Of the forty scrolls of the Nirvana Scripture, how many are Buddha’s talk, and how many are the devil’s talk?”
Yang-shan replied, “They’re all devil talk.”
Kuei-shan said, “Hereafter no one will be able to do anything to you.”
Yang-shan asked, “As a temporary event, where do I focus my action?”
Kuei-shan said, “I just want your perception to be correct; I don’t tell you how to act.”
FBE4K: What perception is this old fox talking about? Why do so many people push practices down eachothers throats? Does action determine perception? Or does perception determine action? Do they even follow?
Someone with understanding step forth! You've got a whole lotta-splainin' ta do. 🤣
Submitted September 15, 2020 at 11:59PM by FartBoxerElite4k https://ift.tt/33v6aPA
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