‘Its source is neither from heaven nor from earth;
its heroism does not depend upon the changing seasons.
Then from where does it arise?’
Chan Master Fenyang
Master Fenyang
Morning meditation — Simultaneous Awareness of Both.
‘Simultaneous Awareness of Both
The jade-green lady throws her shuttle
upon the whirling loom;
the stone man beats his drum:
Boom! Boom!’
Chan Master Fenyang
Morning meditation — A great, wise person looks at it.
‘A great, wise person looks at it
And does not get involved.’
Chan Master Fenyang
Morning meditation — The Real within the Apparent.
‘The midnight moon shines brightly;
the sun must yield greeting to the dawn.
The Real within the Apparent
From a single hair a mighty tree grows;
a drop of water swells into a river.’
Chan Master Fenyang
Morning meditation — This is gossip. It stops at me.
‘I hear it spoken, my mind does not arise — This is gossip. It stops at me.’
Chan Master Fenyang
Morning meditation — Full of firewood, full of water.
‘I hear it spoken, my mind does not arise — This is gossip. It stops at me.’
Chan Master Fenyang
Morning meditation — Whatever is impermanent is suffering.
‘None may consider himself the same a moment after.’
Chan Master Fenyang
Morning meditation — You should know by yourself what is holy and what is ordinary.
‘None may consider himself the same a moment after.’
Chan Master Fenyang
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