Wherever and whenever
The mind is found attached to anything,
make haste to detach yourself from it. When you
tarry for any length of time it will turn
again into your old
home town.
wake up! don’t waste time
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.
practice resurrection
one with the river and one with life
When you do not realize
that you are one with the river, or one
with the universe, you have fear. Whether it is
separated into drops or not, water is water. Our life and
death are the same thing. When we realize this
fact we have no fear of death anymore,
and we have no actual
difficulty in life.
be selfless and have no attachments
Detach from all
false entanglements and become
free and clean. After that respectfully practice
all forms of good, and arouse great compassion to bring
benefits to all sentient beings. In all that you do, be
even and balanced and attuned to the inherent
equality of all things — be selfless and
have no attachments.
Make enlightenment your
standard, and don’t feel bad
if it is slow in coming.
Take care!