>From the "The Life and teachings of Master Kosho Oshomura"
"I have chosen Ta Hui to help you understand the difference
between the teacher and the master,because many religions have lost
their masters.Without an enlightened being,the religion loses its
soul.It is only the small stream of enlightened people that keeps
the religion breathing and its heart beating, that keeps it alive,
flowering.
"And one enlightened person is not just a singular
phenomenon;he spreads his illumination all around.Wherever he is, he
carries a certain energy field,and whoever is receptive will be
pulled into the energy field.The teacher has no energy field.He is
just repeating mechanically like a parrot.
"But Ta Hui was certainly a great teacher, because he
collected...he went to dozens of enlightened masters.He was so young
when he was initiated into monkhood,and he gathered like a bee
gathers honey from thousands of flowers.So on the one hand he is
very rich;he has brought so much honey from different flowers.But on
the other hand he is very poor,he has not contributed anything from
his own being.
"But I am happy that at least in the end,at the very end of
his life,he became enlightened.His small verse is certainly of great
beauty:
BIRTH IS THUS
DEATH IS THUS
VERSE OR NO VERSE
WHAT IS THE FUSS?
He has entered into a realm of ultimate serenity and silence.
Current Book Discussion: Appreciate Your Life by Taizan Maezumi Roshi
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