Dear all
This week we are looking at sections 14,15 and 16 and the accompanying commentary.
Here, Huineng tells his audience to always practice with a straightforward mind (one practice samadhi) and warns them against preaching about one practice samadhi with their mouth while not practicing it. He also notes that a practice based on passivity and not-thinking is not the way.
Huineng goes on to explain that the relationship between meditation and wisdom is like that between a lamp and its light. The lamp is the light’s body and the light is the lamp’s function.
The distinction between the direct and indirect path is presented here as the difference between those with sharp and dull minds rather than a difference in the practice itself. Time is not the issue, but the attitude of the one who practices.
Questions
Wishing you all a good week.
Gassho
Kokuu
-sattoday/lah-
This week we are looking at sections 14,15 and 16 and the accompanying commentary.
Here, Huineng tells his audience to always practice with a straightforward mind (one practice samadhi) and warns them against preaching about one practice samadhi with their mouth while not practicing it. He also notes that a practice based on passivity and not-thinking is not the way.
Huineng goes on to explain that the relationship between meditation and wisdom is like that between a lamp and its light. The lamp is the light’s body and the light is the lamp’s function.
The distinction between the direct and indirect path is presented here as the difference between those with sharp and dull minds rather than a difference in the practice itself. Time is not the issue, but the attitude of the one who practices.
Questions
- What is straightforward mind and how do you practice with it?
- Does the lamp and light simile work for you?
Wishing you all a good week.
Gassho
Kokuu
-sattoday/lah-