You are the Buddha!

Posted on May 21, 2011 | Comments (3)

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[/caption] Master Ling Shun visits Master Gue-Zhun and ask him:

"What is the Buddha?" "If I tell you, would you believe it?" "How can I not trust master's words?" "You are the Buddha!" "How can I maintain this?" "Once you get a single dust in the eye, all kinds of illusions appear."

So does Master Ling really trust Master Gue-Zhun? What is the dust?

Comments (3)

Frank:
Jan 07, 2013 at 04:05 PM

Interesting perspective, and thanks for sharing the quote from Elder Zhao Zhou. I think that he slipped in a key point about not-knowing.
jackie:
May 21, 2011 at 10:13 PM

Yes, Not trusting his mind,or using it.
emptikloud:
May 23, 2011 at 04:15 PM

So true, he knows that he does not know! An opposite interpretation is that he did not trust because if he IS the Buddha, how can he lose it? The thought of maintaining is the dust that took him away from the moment of awakening.

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Venerable Master Miao Tsan is the author of Just Use This Mind, The Origin Is Pure, Intrinsic Awakened Nature, and Directly Actualize Buddhahood, all originally published in traditional Chinese. The founder and abbot of Vairocana Zen Monastery in Garden Grove, California, he possesses profound insight into the essence of Zen and has dedicated himself to its propagation and practice. He conducts meditation courses, Zen-Seven and Zen-Three retreats and teaches at universities, medical centers and television/radio stations in China, Taiwan, Mexico and the United States. His goal is to open a universal path of wisdom and light by leading people from every tradition toward an understanding of the Truth that transcends time, race and religion and is without exception... Read More