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Nothing to it Posted by Lian Dao on 7/2/2009, 12:33 pm 81.156.103.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  Post a Response

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.  Post a Response

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