What
is the good
in clinging to slogans,
quotations, and formulas?
This is passing around stale bread.
Just shut the language door,
open your awareness,
and don’t look
back.
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I wouldn’t say
that in recent times those who
study the Way do not try hard, but they often
just memorize Zen stories and try to pass judgement on
the ancient and modern Zen masters, picking and choosing among
words and phrases, creating complicated rationalizations
and learning stale slogans. Will they ever be done
with this? If you study Zen like this, all you
will get is a worn out collection
of antiques and
curios.