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The warden of the monastery had long been in the presence of Master Yuan Yi, yet never once asked for dharma instruction in person.
One day Master Yuan Yi asked the warden,
"Why don't you come for an interview?"
"Abbot, you don't know?! I already found the entry point to the Way when I studied at Green Forest."
"Well, then show me."
"Someone asked "What is the Buddha?" Master Green Forest said, "Fire seeking fire.""
"Words…
Truth in full bloom, arisen in Mind alone.
Moons in a thousand rivers, illumined in emptiness - awareness;
Should…
As a followup to the "Real I" post a couple days a go, I've been trying to figure out how to put it into practice in daily life. To understand in theory…
To me the teaching of reliance on meaning instead of word is not just a warning against literal interpretation of Buddha's teaching - that would be substituting our words for Buddha's words. Given our deluded state of mind, I actually prefer staying with the Buddha's words. So what gives something meaning? It seems that meaning emerges only when concepts finally meets reality and become alive. In other words, we finally…
