I come for the Dharma, not for the robe (Hui-Ming)

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Nisargadatta , " fuzzie_wuz " <fuzzie_wuz>

wrote:

<snip>>

 

Eman:. I am hell-bent on

> > becoming your dharma heir.

 

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Fuzzie> There is no such thing as a " dharma heir " , Mr. E. You're a

big Hui

> Neng fan, right? Remember when that one guy tracked Hui Neng down,

> tackled him, held a knife to his throat and threatened to kill him

if

> he didn't give him the " dharma " ? Hui Neng said " If I gave it to you,

> you'd have no place to put it " , or, something like that. The truth

of

> it hit the guy right in the third eye, so to speak. He backed off

and

> let Hui Neng go.

 

There is no dharma. You can't get it from anyone. There's nothing to

> get. You are it. I know, that sounds like cliche' and trite and

> hackneyed and Vedanta-speak and all that. But, it's the truth. You

are

> it; you are being-awareness; everything happens in that. You can't

get

> it and you can't lose it. Just realize that you are and that you are

> aware that you are. Be in that. That's all. It's simple.

>

> Yours,

>

> fuzzie>>

 

Gotcha! That's a great story as to how the guy who was pursuing the

the 6th ZP became enlightened. Yeah, he came for the Dharma and not

for the robe.

 

OK, so let's forget the satsang. Let's forget the Hillbilly Revival.

Let's even forget the whole dharma-heir, lineage, Sudden vs. Gradual

school, etc. etc. stuff, cause when I think of another zen guy's

question, " Right now, tell me, what is missing? " , I know that there

is absolutely nothing missing.

 

Gotta go get ready for my trek around Mt. Mitchell.

 

E-man

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Nisargadatta , " garyfalk1943 " <falkgw@h...> wrote:

> Nisargadatta , " fuzzie_wuz " <fuzzie_wuz>

> wrote:

> <snip>>

>

> Eman:. I am hell-bent on

> > > becoming your dharma heir.

>

> >,snip>>>

>

> Fuzzie> There is no such thing as a " dharma heir " , Mr. E. You're a

> big Hui

> > Neng fan, right? Remember when that one guy tracked Hui Neng down,

> > tackled him, held a knife to his throat and threatened to kill him

> if

> > he didn't give him the " dharma " ? Hui Neng said " If I gave it to you,

> > you'd have no place to put it " , or, something like that. The truth

> of

> > it hit the guy right in the third eye, so to speak. He backed off

> and

> > let Hui Neng go.

>

> There is no dharma. You can't get it from anyone. There's nothing to

> > get. You are it. I know, that sounds like cliche' and trite and

> > hackneyed and Vedanta-speak and all that. But, it's the truth. You

> are

> > it; you are being-awareness; everything happens in that. You can't

> get

> > it and you can't lose it. Just realize that you are and that you are

> > aware that you are. Be in that. That's all. It's simple.

> >

> > Yours,

> >

> > fuzzie>>

>

> Gotcha! That's a great story as to how the guy who was pursuing the

> the 6th ZP became enlightened. Yeah, he came for the Dharma and not

> for the robe.

>

> OK, so let's forget the satsang. Let's forget the Hillbilly Revival.

> Let's even forget the whole dharma-heir, lineage, Sudden vs. Gradual

> school, etc. etc. stuff, cause when I think of another zen guy's

> question, " Right now, tell me, what is missing? " , I know that there

> is absolutely nothing missing.

>

> Gotta go get ready for my trek around Mt. Mitchell.

>

> E-man

 

I bet it's still cold as a mofo up there on Mt. Mitchell.

 

I thought Clingman's Dome was the highest point east of the

Mississippi? No? I went up there one time in June and it was like

snowing and sleeting and stuff. Couldn't see but about 10 feet in

front of ya. It was awesome.

 

I love bears.

 

Yours,

 

fuzzie wuzzie