Nanquan's sickle capping verse

[Tb]

Hi.

Due to a discussion with a great friend of mine, and his wanting to keep everything public, i am posting this here, for all to ponder.

Don't be deluded by the words
"the great way."
Realize that it is nothing other
than what you do from morning till night.

- dogen, case 154, Nanquan's sickle , the true dharma eye

If it is not other than what you do from morning till night, what is left?

Mtfbwy
Fugen

[Shogen]

Re: Nanquan's sickle capping verse

Hi Fugen
Thank you for this simple but profound post. Do you think it was what Dogen meant when he said, " I have returned from China empty handed" :?:
gassho zak

[Tb]

Re: Nanquan's sickle capping verse

Hi.

Jundo has a talk about that one here

http://blog.beliefnet.com/treeleafzen/2 ... a-vii.html

And as he quotes (from Bendowa)

I have come back empty-handed. I have realized only that the eyes are horizontal and the nose is vertical

Or (also bendowa)

When you let go, the dharma fills your hands

But as a another one i heard:

"If you have nothing and take away nothing, what do you have?
Nothing!"

-seinfeld

Mtfbwy
Fugen