I try to hold the name of something, (pin the name on the donkey) but that name keeps falling off. I try to maintain the characteristics of something, but those characteristics keep falling off. I try to guard the meaning of something, but that meaning keeps falling off. How miserable..... no.... how wonderful!
Month: February 2018
Huatou – A teaching by Master Xu Yun
http://dharmata.net/investigating-chan-contemplating-mind-hua-tou/ Investigating Chan and Contemplating Mind (Hua tou / ko’an) Investigating Chan and Contemplating Mind Xuyun (1839-1959) Our sect focuses on investigating Chan. And the purpose of investigating Chan is to “illuminate the Mind and see one’s own self-nature,” which means to thoroughly investigate and comprehend our original face. This investigation is also called “clearly… Continue reading Huatou – A teaching by Master Xu Yun