Hi Anthony,
Very important question. Your Chinese verse was originally from 華嚴。
http://ccbs.ntu.edu.tw/resource/ebooks/seeland/huaen/047-j.htm
It can be interpreted many ways.. The first way is about the uselessness
of logic and words...
* One conscious mind creates ten thousand dharma.
* Ten thousand dharma belongs to one consciousness.
The same verses can also be interpreted to mean ten thousand ways to
ferry other sentient being.
To be more useful to our everyday life, I like the way Diamond Sutra
stated..
* Dharma originally contains no dharma.
* Non-dharma is dharma.
In other words, "everything" is just propagation of cause and effect.
Especially words, logic and concepts.
Thank you for asking.
jm
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On 6/11/2011 2:46 PM, Anthony Wu wrote:
JMJM,
If all come to one,
where does that one go?
万法归一，
一归何处？
Anthony
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Subject: [Zen] Fwd: The Spirit of Heart Chan?
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We have the following from our Teacher to share with you.
What Is Chan?
For majority of the people, Chan is just sitting quietly,
contemplate, or retrospect. Chan is actually far beyond just
sitting quietly. Chan is living in purity, ease and carefree all
day. In other words, Chan is the essence and spirit of all
existence in the universe. There is a saying, "walking, living,
sitting and sleeping are all Chan." We humans are part of the
universe, and therefore part of Chan, both our physical existence
and our spiritual well being.
The practice of Heart Chan is to comprehend the meaning of our
life. What is it really about? Then we will be able to grasp its
essence and key points. Chan is the study of the universe,
therefore studying Chan can not be separated from living with all
the universal relationships, which includes our relationship to
animals, plants, solids, air and liquids in a very interactive way.
The Spirit Of Heart Chan?
Reduce our complex universe to oneness with our heart is "Heart
Chan". Then how do we carry out this oneness with the universe
through our heart and be one with the One? Chinese scholar,
Confuscius asked us to, "Integrated with the universe." This is
the spirit of Chan. Chan is more than just sitting there without
moving. Mostly importantly, Chan is to integrate our mind and
body. Balancing our mind and body is one of our tasks. Balancing
our relationship with others in our family or at work, as well as
with our possessions is also our task. Living our life without
bias or conflict is Chan. Reaching a harmonious state for
everything inside and outside of ourselves, in physical or
spiritual relationships, in conceptual or practical mindsets or in
lifestyles, is what the practice of Heart Chan is for.
The goal of Heart Chan is to reach Purity, Wisdom, Fulfillment and
Enlightenment through wisdom beyond our knowledge and experience.
Heart Chan manifests naturally, when wisdom surfaces, and when we
surpass the hindrance of our consciousness. Because, the practice
of Heart Chan contains the superior wisdom and ability of the
universe. Simply practice according to our instructions, our
wisdom shall flourish.
For instance, as we meditate without thinking, we are in essence
surpassing the hindrance of our consciousness. We could then be
in sync with our spirit. We could then receive the messages from
our spirit. Because our spiritual inspiration is fundamentally
wise as well as bright. This brightness makes us healthy, and
integrates our mind. Heart Chan is the wisdom from Shakyamuni
Buddha, which fine-tunes our physical and spiritual qualities. It
enables a normal person to receive the essence of our life, to
rejuvenate the cells in our body, to be healthy and joyful, to
attain the spiritual wisdom, to elevate the spirit to a higher
realm, to perfect a kind and beautiful personality, and powering a
normal person to become a saint. In short, the spirit of Heart
Chan is "Surpassing oneself and enlightening others."
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He is the 85th patriarch since Shakyamuni, 58th patriarch since
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He teaches that we all could be enlightened in this life.
The Four Practices To Enlightenment
Purity
Detox our body, our mind and our spirit.
Wisdom
Detach from all forms. In Sync with the Heart of Buddha.
Fulfillment
Fulfill every encounter without question or expectation.
Enlightenment
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