Words of Lin-Chi | Zen Buddhism
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- Опубликовано: 25 авг 2024
- Línjì Yìxuán (?-866) was the founder of the Linji school of Chán Buddhism during Tang Dynasty China. Linji was trained by the Chan master Huang-Po but enlightened by the reclusive monk Dàyú. He suddenly realized the emptiness of thoughts, words, and philosophical explanations, and that truth was to be found within the self, in everyday existence. Linji’s teachings encouraged people to have faith that their natural spontaneous mind is the true Buddha-Mind, and to enter simply and wholeheartedly into every activity. When Linji’s students told him they were searching for deliverance from this world, he would ask them, “If you are delivered from this world, where else is there to go?”
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Very beautiful words, thank you for bringing this to our attention!
Finally, I understand what I once read, “aim to die an ordinary person“. How wonderful and restful and United it feels to just be here, in an ordinary way. Thank you so much for this work that has helped me.
Suffering is a Necessary part of this life and once we accept this and embrace presence ~ life is magical ~ thank you for sharing your words ~ look within we are eternal love
be here now do no harm help others be still close eyes listen to your breathing.
“Lin Chi, a great Zen Master, worked with his own Master for years. The Master taught him painting; through painting he was teaching him meditation. For twelve years, Lin Chi worked. Then he became perfect, he became the greatest painter. Then the Master said,’Now, your effort is complete. Now throw these brushes, these colors, these paintings, and forget all about painting.’ Twelve years’ effort, day and night; and this Master was a hard taskmaster. After such effort, arduous hardship, something had been attained; and then the Master said,’Throw it away.’ The Master has to be followed; Lin Chi threw the brushes, the ink, the paintings, and forgot all about it. Six years passed and then the Master said,’Now you can start painting.’ Lin Chi asked,’What is the meaning of it?’ The Master said,’Now you have attained to effortless effort.’ First, one has to learn effort. Then one has to learn effortlessness. If in your art your effort is present, then it is not great art. If you paint and effort is present, you are not a great master yet because the very effort shows that you are not one when you are painting. If you sing and in singing effort is present, then you are not a great singer. You are still trying hard to prove something. When you have really become a great singer, effort drops; you sing spontaneously. Your singing becomes like the singing of the birds; your singing becomes spontaneous.” One Zen master, Lin Chi, was dying. Thousands of his disciples had gathered to listen to the last sermon, but Lin Chi was simply lying down - joyous, smiling, but not saying a single word. Seeing that he was going to die and he was not saying a single word, somebody reminded Lin Chi - an old friend, a master in his own right…. He was not a disciple of Lin Chi. That’s why he could say to him, “Lin Chi, have you forgotten that you have to say your last words? I have always said your memory isn’t right. You are dying… have you forgotten?” Lin Chi said, “Just listen.” And on the roof two squirrels were running, screeching. And he said, “How beautiful” and he died. For a moment, when he said “Just listen,” there was absolute silence. Everybody thought he is going to say something great, but only two squirrels fighting, screeching, running on the roof…. And he smiled and he died. But he has given his last message: don’t make things small and big, trivial and important. Everything is important. At this moment, Lin Chi’s death is as important as the two squirrels running on the roof, there is no difference. In existence it is all the same. That was his whole philosophy, his whole life’s teaching - that there is nothing which is great and there is nothing which is small; it all depends on you, what you make out of it."
set your attentions on yourself look within and observe 🤍