Guest guest Posted August 12, 2001 Report Share Posted August 12, 2001 "The Master said, 'With no error, no folly, and no confusion in one's inherent nature, prajna [insight] is observing, moment to moment, thought after thought, always detached from the appearances of things, independent and free, complete master of adaptation - what is there to set up? Your own nature is self-realized, immediately realized and immediately cultivated, without any gradual process. That is why there is no setting up anything; all things are nirvanic - what steps are there?" (p.63) >From The Sutra Of Hui-Neng Grand Master of Zen, an illiterate woodcutter who attained enlightenment in a flash, he became the renowned Sixth Patriarch of Ch'an, or Chinese Zen. He is the supreme exemplar of the fact that neither education nor social background has any bearing on the experience of enlightenment. Hui-neng's teachings are characterized by their striking immediacy and by their concern with direct insight into the essential nature of awareness. ===== SAT NAM Send instant messages & get email alerts with Messenger. http://im./ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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