‘Don’t use Buddha to worship a Buddha.’
Bodhidharma
Chan / Seon / Zen
Morning Meditation — In Mountain Groves.
‘Followers of the way: In mountain groves, grasslands, and woods the truth has always been exhibited.’
Hongzhi Zhengjue
Morning Meditation — Perfect Vision.
‘All dharmas are innately amazing beyond description.
Perfect vision has no gap.’
Hongzhi Zhengjue
Morning Meditation — Lifetimes of Misunderstanding.
‘Lifetimes of misunderstanding come from distrust, hindrance, and screens of confusion that we create in scenario of isolation.’
Hongzhi Zhengjue
Morning Meditation — Emptiness is without Characteristics.
‘Emptiness is without characteristics. Illumination has no emotional afflictions.’
Hongzhi Zhengjue
Morning meditation — Don’t Labour with Complexities.
‘Don’t labour with complexities, nor dwell in inner silence; let pure awareness occupy the mind and thoughts will vanish by themselves.’
Seng-ts’an
Morning Meditation — Having turned yourself around.
‘Straightforwardly abandon stratagems and take on responsibility. Having turned yourself around, accept your situation.’
Hongzhi Zhengjue
Morning meditation — Enlightenment and Delusion never Existed.
‘Enlightenment and delusion never existed at the start. They’re ideas that you picked up, things your parents never taught.’
Bankei
Buddhism now 