Licchavi Vimalakirti came to the foot of that tree and said to me, Reverend Sariputra, this is not the way to absorb yourself in contemplation. You should absorb yourself in contemplation so that neither body nor mind appear anywhere in the triple world. You should absorb yourself in contemplation in such a way that you can manifest all ordinary behavior without forsaking cessation. You should absorb yourself in contemplation in such a way that you can manifest the nature of an ordinary person without abandoning your cultivated spiritual nature.

Turning The Hearing Back.

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Turning The Hearing Back. Mar 22, 2010 10:30:15 GMT 1

Post by Shi Da Dao on Mar 22, 2010 10:30:15 GMT 1

'At first by directing the hearing (ear) into the stream
(Of meditation) this organ from its object was detached.
By wiping out (the concept of) both sound and stream entry,
Both disturbance and stillness
Were clearly non-existent.
Thus advancing step by step,
Both hearing and its object ceased;
But I did not stay where they ended.
When awareness (of the state) and the state itself (were realised)
As non-existent, subject and object merged into the void
And awareness of that void became all embracing.
Then, when both creation and annihilation
Vanished, the state of nirvana manifested.'

(The Secrets of Chinese Meditation: By Charles Luk - Page 32)

Om Mani Padme Hum

In striving to perform one's religious duty, the first thing is to observe the rules of discipline. For discipline is the fundamental of the Supreme Bodhi; discipline begets immutability and immutability begets wisdom. Master Xu Yun.