Edgar,
"Bring forth this mind", is the proper translation. As far as propriety goes.
In translations.
If the translator does not understand Zen, she's better off, and so are we.
Again, "Understanding Zen does not equal Zen understanding":
Remember "Joe's Inequality". No translation needed!
"Let the Mind work" is nice, because it urges us to restrain our activities to
prevent the awakened mind from acting. The function of Mind as understood
(realized...) in Buddhist circles is to act, through Wisdom, in ways that are
Compassionate. Let it do that.
Let it do that! Don't tell us about wet-ware computing machines: Fictional
nonsense, and obviously the product of deranged and perverted, polluted minds,
who have gone totally wrong, so long ago that they can't remember where they
came from. Their only hope is to practice. Drop the fictions and the thoughts
of the fictions. And diligently, diligently practice. See for oneself. Don't
be hung up with the models.
Well, this is what I urge friends who show signs such as you do.
Now you know why I'm so popular.
--Joe
> Edgar Owen <edgarowen@...> wrote:
>
> The proper translation is
>
> Abiding nowhere
> Awaken the mind.
>
> Your "letting the mind work" is the opposite of mindlessness.
>
> Whoever did your translation doesn't understand Zen...
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