Tsung Ching Record of Hui Hai – Part 2

Originally appeared June 2015

Once a man who practiced Ch’an asked the Master, “It is said that mind is identical with the Buddha, but which of these is really the Buddha?”

A: “What do you suppose is not the Buddha? Point it out to me.”

As there was no answer, the Master added, “If you comprehend the mind, the Buddha is omnipresent to you; but, if you do not awaken to it, you will remain astray and distant from him forever.”

The question-and-answer format between a teacher and student is a timeless and startling tradition. The role of any true teacher is to help the student break through their illusions and awaken in the present moment to their attachments; their means of achieving this are often misunderstood.

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Tsung Ching Record of Hui Hai – Part 2
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