Here is a poem for you: Buddha said all things have Buddha-nature. Joju said the dog has no Buddha-nature. Which one is correct? If you open your mouth, you fall into hell. Why? KATZ!!! Clouds float up to the sky; rainfalls down to the ground. Sincerely yours, Seung Sahn > The names are all different, but they are all names for clear mind. Originally clear mind has no name and no form. There are no words for it. So if you open your mouth, you are wrong. This is why whenever Zen Master Lin-chi was asked a question, he only shouted, “KATZ!” Dok Sahn would answer only by hitting the questioner. Kuji would just hold up one finger. If you are not attached to KATZ or HIT or one finger, then you will understand that the meaning behind these actions is clear mind. The different actions are just different styles of pointing to clear mind. It is impossible to explain clear mind in words, so the Zen Masters used shouting and hitting and holding up one finger to explain. You must put it down! KATZ is only KATZ, HIT is only HIT, one finger is only one finger. You must understand this. When you say, “I know I don’t know,” this is no good. Don’t examine your don’t know mind. < zenflash.files.wordpress/2013/01/traveler.jpg?w=554
Posted on: Sun, 16 Mar 2014 09:38:08 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015