Sermon of Zen Master Bassui
Originally appeared September 2012
This mind is originally pure: when the body is born, it shows no sign of birth; and when the body dies, it has no sign of death. Neither is it marked as male or female, nor has it any form, good or bad. Because no simile can reach it, it is called enlightened nature, or Buddha nature.
There are sutras like the Heart Sutra that are chanted in temples and are a part of practice handed down from long years ago. For those of us who don’t have a temple to attend or a teacher to train with, we seek out forms and practices that sustain us.
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