‘The Way is not a matter of knowing or not knowing. Just abandon everything, return to yourself, and look within. Who is this? Spare no time.’
Bassui Tokushō
Bassui Tokushō
Morning meditation — Tathagata is.
‘Tathagata is he who speaks that which is true, he who speaks that which is fundamental, he who speaks that which is ultimate.’
Bassui Tokushō
Morning meditation — The Way is a Fundamental Part.
‘The way is a fundamental part of everybody. Its essence is to penetrate Enlightenment and to leave no trace of this attainment.’
Bassui Tokushō
Morning meditation — When you see the Moon.
‘When you see the moon yourself, you realise there is no moon to point to after all.’
Bassui Tokushō
Morning meditation — Name and Form.
‘Not having attained enlightenment, however, a person holds onto name and form, praising himself and claiming his dharma to be the One Dharma.’
Bassui Tokushō
Morning meditation — The Buddha Gate.
‘The precepts are a shortcut for entering the Buddha gate.’
Bassui Tokushō
The Way is a fundamental part, by Zen Master Bassui
Bassui: ‘The Way is a fundamental part of everybody
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