Before one studies Zen, mountains are mountains and waters are waters; after a first glimpse into the truth of Zen, mountains are no longer mountains and waters are no longer waters; after enlightenment, mountains are once again mountains and waters once again waters.
But do not ask me where I am going,
As I travel in this limitless world,
Where every step I take is my home.
As I travel in this limitless world,
Where every step I take is my home.
A flower falls, even though we love it; and a weed grows, even though we do not love it.
Above all, don't wish to become a future Buddha;
Your only concern should be,
As thought follows thought,
To avoid clinging to any of them.
Your only concern should be,
As thought follows thought,
To avoid clinging to any of them.
Above all, don’t wish to become a future Buddha;
Your only concern should be,
As thought follows thought,
To avoid clinging to any of them.
Your only concern should be,
As thought follows thought,
To avoid clinging to any of them.
Do not follow the ideas of others, but learn to listen to the voice within yourself. Your body and mind will become clear and you will realize the unity of all things.
Those who have great realization of delusions are buddhas; those who are greatly deluded about realization are sentient beings. Further, there are those who continue realizing beyond realization, who are in delusion throughout delusion.
Beings
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