open, light, and transparent

bruno bisang

 

The

great truth of zen

is possessed by everybody.

Look into your own being and seek

it not through others. Your own mind is

above all forms; it is free and quiet and sufficient;

it eternally stamps itself in your six senses and four elements.

In its light all is absorbed. Hush the dualism of subject and object,

forget both, transcend the intellect, sever yourself from

the understanding, and directly penetrate deep

into the identity of the buddha-mind;

outside of this there are

no realities.

 

…Put your

simple faith in this,

discipline yourself accordingly;

let your body and mind be turned into

an inanimate object of nature like a stone or

a piece of wood; when a state of perfect motionlessness

and unawareness is obtained all the signs of life will depart and

also every trace of limitation will vanish. Not a single idea will disturb

your consciousness, when lo! All of a sudden you will come to realize

the light abounding in full gladness. It is like coming across the

light in thick darkness; it is like receiving treasure in poverty.

The four elements and the five aggregates are no more

felt as burdens; so light, so easy, so free you are.

Your very existence has been delivered

from all limitations; you have

become open, light, and

transparent.

 

Yuanwu

zen letters

 

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.

 

Yuanwu

zen letters

 

sever the attachments of mind and self

this mysterious place

 

To

realize the Way you

must die and stay dead and

go on living. With one mighty blow,

sever the attachments of mind

and self and dwell in

emptiness.

 

Pouring

emptiness into emptiness

like waves coming to shore,

you become quiet,

luminous,

still.

 

Where

before there were

ten thousand entanglements, now

there is undifferentiated

Oneness, clarity,

peace.

 

Wei wu Wei Ching, Chapter 3

i ching / hexagram 3 ☯️ difficulty at the beginning

 

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the first step on the road


 

Love is to see

what is good and beautiful in

everything. It is to learn from everything,

to see the gifts of God and the generosity

of God in everything. It is to

be thankful for all of

God’s bounties.

 

This is the first step

on the road to the love of God.

This is just a seed of love. In time,

the seed will grow and become a tree

and bear fruit. Then, whoever tastes of

that fruit will know what real love is.

It will be difficult for those who

have tasted to tell of it to

those who have not.

 

Sheikh Muzaffer

 

Reality

and the buddha dharma

are one and the

same.

 

Yuanwu