Originally posted by sinweiy:
because sunyata(kong xing) is not something, you can see,
hear, touch, taste, smell...nor even think about!
transcendent wisdom is stop seeking knowledge.
it's something we All have. just need to let it go, and it'll
automatically arises. like in the example of Master Hui Neng. u
think He is knowledgeable in the first place? He is uneducated. but
He got enlightened thru the phrase "yin wu shuo zhu, er shen qi
xin", [b]by mean of non-abiding, you arise the
mind/heart.
after His Enlightenment, He can simply hear a few chapters of Lotus
Sutra, and He's able to understand the whole meaning of the
sutra!
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Indeed but do take note that "by means of non-abiding" is
practice, "there is nothing to abide" is wisdom.
A similar question that troubled master Dogen -
If human beings are endowed with Dharma-nature by birth, why is
seeking enlightenment and engagement in spiritual practice
necessary"
It is all due to our deeply rooted view of a 'self' that obscures
our entire understanding. We are trapped in a subject-object
dichotomy and the way it obscures our experience is amazing. We
have to completely re-orientate ourselves by understanding the
dharma, the seals and emptiness to see this truth.
