The words were once attributed to Layman P'ang:
I am not a Buddha. I am just an ordinary fellow who understands things.It probably doesn't bang everyone's chimes, but as a gentle and direct summing up of intention, effort and attainment (or no attainment, if you insist), it certainly bangs mine.
Why doesn't he get a hat that fits if he's so clever?
ReplyDelete"There are, strictly speaking, no enlightened people, there is only enlightened activity." – Shunryu Suzuki
ReplyDeleteZen is a human activity within the known reality. Zen is not a metaphysical activity within an imaginary reality.