Someone asked: “How to leave the three realms?”
Huizhong said: “See that the mind is not bound by the three realms, and then you will leave the three realms. Do not think about the past, do not think about the future, transcend the thoughts of the present, and then [you will] leave the three realms.”
The belief that we are "bounded" until we run through our magic karma, fill up our mana bar by doing enough magic meditation, or say "Praise Buddha" until we're blue is an uncompromising matter of faith that every Buddhist that comes through the /r/Zen doors has affirmed in one way or another.
It's not just Buddhists tho. It's everyone anywhere who comes to /r/Zen but has their mouth glued shut by their own belief in "bounded".
Long, long ago someone said to me that if you encounter someone who sets themselves up as an authority on this matter, give them a nod and move on. Since it's never been other than seeing your true nature, how could you possible accept imitations?
Submitted February 16, 2022 at 06:56AM by ThatKir https://ift.tt/lREcTW9
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