All Words Are Empty.

[Shi Da Dao]

All words are empty and designed to either obscure or reveal the Mind Ground. The words on this forum are for you to use, so that they 'disappear' as you attain to enlightenment. This non-mystery is the greatest mystery, as emptiness greets emptiness. Do not be confused by sophistry and mere appearances. It is all an illusion of perception. Duality is the key to samsara and nirvana. Words wipe-out words so the the Mind Ground can become apparent. Do not chase the demons of the material world. Lay-down philosophy and science - although noble subjects, neither will free you from the wheel of suffering.

Ch'an meditation is the Dharani-door to emptiness. Strive diligently to achieve this state. It is far beyond the ordinary and the mundane, but the ordinary and the mundane express it well. Outward appearances, when seized upon by the deluded Mind, are full of never-ending sufferings. In emptiness there is essential peace. All words are meaningless - find this meaning in all words.

When Bodhidharma came from the West - Xu Yun passed the Ch'an Dharma to Hsuan Hua. In the One Mind, where can time exist? The Lord Buddha held-up a flower, and Mahakasyapa 'smiled' the smile of non-dual appreciation. From that time until this, from my Mind Ground to yours - there is no space and time. I ask you, 'who knows this?'