Kris, et al., ...and ALL,
I've quoted Ch'an Master Sheng Yen's death gatha here before; he passed in Feb.
2009.
This year, we saw the completion of the three-year traditional period of
mourning, on Feb. 3.
His poem will forever continue to portray a great practitioner's mentality,
wisdom, and heart:
"Busy with nothing, growing old.
Within emptiness, weeping, laughing.
Intrinsically there is no 'I'.
Life and death, thus cast aside."
-- Joe (Shih-fu's disciple #13 in USA)
> Kristopher Grey <kris@...> wrote:
>
> On 8/4/2012 2:15 AM, Bill! wrote:
> >
> > JMJM,
> >
> > You're correct. No joy or sadness. Just release.
>
> The release of the illusion, the embrace of nothing. Laughter
> inseparable from tears. The obvious impossibility of this, infinite bliss.
>
> KG
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