Old master Zufeng used to
say, “Even Shakyamuni Buddha and
Maitreya Buddha are His servants.
Ultimately, who is He?”
How can this admit
of arbitrary and confused probing?
You will only get anywhere if
you know He exists.
Posts Tagged → cliche
many try to usurp the style of zen
Nowadays many have
lost the old way, and many try to
usurp the style of zen, setting up their
own sects, keeping to cliches, and concocting
standardized formulas and slogans. Since they
themselves are not out of the rut, when they try
to help other people, it is like a rat going into
a hollow horn that grows narrower
and narrower until the rat is
trapped in a total
impasse.