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.

What Type Of Dharma Realm Is This?

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Shi Da Dao
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Richard Hunn (Upasaka Wen Shu) sat to the right (taken 2004).

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What Type Of Dharma Realm Is This? Mar 28, 2010 18:15:34 GMT 1

Post by Shi Da Dao on Mar 28, 2010 18:15:34 GMT 1

'Yanguan Qi'an said:

'Knowing by thinking,
resolving through consideration,
these are the strategies of a devil house.
A single lamp - when it's put beneath the sun,
it really isn't bright.'

(Wudeng Huiyuan - Compendium of Five Lamps - translated as Chinese Zen: By Andy Ferguson-Page 86).

Last Edit: Mar 28, 2010 19:28:30 GMT 1 by Shi Da Dao

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.