Tao Speaks: Re: Nothing to it

Re: Nothing to it

Posted by Steve on 7/2/2009, 2:38 pm, in reply to "Nothing to it"
68.33.168.X

: 'But i am a profane man. I hold an office. How
: could i study to attain TAO?'
:
: 'Very well your excellency, as from today, i
: will allow you to work on understanding
: only.Without practising, only reach
: understanding, then when you are deeply
: impregnated with your correct understanding,
: all the major entanglements and illusory
: thoughts will gradually subside.
:
: We indicate at once that it is this
: understanding which is essential, without
: having recourse to a multitude of texts.' ~
: Shen-hui

----------------------------

Nice.

It's the eternal paradox. We need the texts and the practices to arrive at the understanding that we don't need the texts and the practices.

Personally, I enjoy agonizing over the conundrum.

143

Message Thread:

Nothing to it - Lian Dao 7/2/2009, 12:33 pm
- Re: Nothing to it - Steve 7/2/2009, 2:38 pm
« Back to thread

Post a Response

Your Name:

Your Email:

Subject:

Message:

--Previous Message-- : 'But i am a profane man. I hold an office. : How : could i study to attain TAO?' : : 'Very well your excellency, as from today, i : will allow you to work on understanding : only.Without practising, only reach : understanding, then when you are deeply : impregnated with your correct understanding, : all the major entanglements and illusory : thoughts will gradually subside. : : We indicate at once that it is this : understanding which is essential, without : having recourse to a multitude of texts.' ~ : Shen-hui : : ---------------------------- : : Nice. : : It's the eternal paradox. We need the texts : and the practices to arrive at the : understanding that we don't need the texts : and the practices. : : Personally, I enjoy agonizing over the : conundrum. : :

Optional Image URL:

Optional Link Title:
Optional Link URL:

Notify me by email of all message replies.

By posting, you confirm that you have read and agreed to be bound by the board's usage terms.

"The Tao is basically utterly open. Utter openeness has no substance. It ends in endlessness, begins in beginninglessnes".
-Li Daoqun ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Webmaster: zentao00@yahoo.com