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.

The Fly (Dust) Whisk

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The Fly (Dust) Whisk Nov 25, 2022 22:04:37 GMT 1

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Post by Shi Da Dao on Nov 25, 2022 22:04:37 GMT 1

The 'fly' - or 'Dust Whisk' (拂尘 - Fu Chen) - is used within Buddhist and Daoist traditions to represent spiritual (and 'temporal') 'Authority' and the symbolic (and 'actual') sweeping away of ignorance (and mental afflictions) from the surface of the mind - so that the surface mind is 'stilled' - so that the underlying empty mind ground can be directly glimpsed, perceived and integrated with.

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