This is the way he teaches us. May I ask what your system is? The Patriarch replied, "If I should tell you that I had a system of Dhyana to transmit to others, I would be deceiving you. What I try to do to my disciples, is to liberate them from their own bondage, by such device as each case requires. To use a name, which after all is nothing but a makeshift, it may be called 'Samadhi. It is because some realise the Dharma quicker and deeper than others, that there is a difference of interpretation.
Listen while I explain and see if you think my instruction is the same as his. In expounding the Dharma, I do not deviate from the authority of my intuitive mind. To do otherwise would indicate that the expositor's Mind-essence was obscured, and that he was competent to teach only the phenomenal side of the Dharma but not its essence. That which neither increases nor decreases is the 'diamond' of Mind-essence.
Having heard this instruction, Chi-shing felt humiliated and thanked the Patriarch for the instruction. He who has realised Mind-essence, himself, may dispense with such doctrines as Bodhi, Nirvana, and Knowledge of Emancipation. It is only those who do not possess a single system of Dhyana, who can formulate all systems of Dhyana; these who understand what this means, may rightly use such terms as Buddhakaya, Bodhi, Nirvana, Knowledge of Emancipation.
To those who have realised Mind-essence, it makes no difference whether they formulate all systems of Dhyana, or dispense with all of them. Because of this non-attachment they are at liberty to come or to go; they are free from all obstacles and impediments. As circumstances arise, they take appropriate action; they give suitable answers according to the varying temperament of their questioner.
They see with a comprehensive glance that all 'Bodies of Transformation' are inseparable from Essence of Mind. They attain liberation, psychic powers, and Samadhi, which enables them to perform the arduous task of universal salvation as easily as if they were only playing.
Such are the men who have realised Mind-essence. A gem among the vast Perfection of Wisdom literature, the Diamond Sutra elicits an experience of eternal truth through its use of a seemingly paradoxical style, as the reader goes.
Written more than 25 centuries ago, the Diamond Sutra is the first text to record the Buddha's own teachings, and it remains one of the most popular. One day, after the Buddha finishes his daily walk to collect alms, a senior monk steps forth to ask how he can best help.
Price,Mou-lam Wong,W. The Platform Sutra by Red Pine. Vajracchedika by A. Price,Mou-lam Wong. The Platform Sutra by Huineng. A Buddhist Bible by Dwight Goddard.
The Diamond Sutra by Red Pine. There is no longer a need to fear the unknown as you dive into this readable and understandable information source. Volume Three of Classics of Buddhism and Zen contains translations of works by the key figures of Zen, including the Japanese master Dogen; Chinul, the twelfth-century Korean master; and Hakuin, founder of the Rinzai school. Also included are selections from the Prajnaparamita, or "Perfection of Wisdom" sutras, a key source of the Zen tradition.
His teachings are characterized by their striking immediacy and by their concern with direct insight into the essential nature of awareness. Dream Conversations on Buddhism and Zen A collection of a renowned Japanese masters' written replies to questions about the true nature of Zen.
Kensho: The Heart of Zen Included here are some of the important texts focusing on the profound subtleties of this essential Zen awakening and the methods used in its realization. Cleary's commentary and compendium of authentic source materials enhance the reader's insight into Dogen's methods.
Zen and the Art of Insight Thomas Cleary has gathered key selections from throughout the Prajnaparamita literature, accompanying each selection with commentary, to present the key teachings as exercises in learning freedom.
Purported to contain the autobiography and sermons of Huineng — , the legendary Sixth Patriarch of Chan, the sutra has been popular among monastics and the educated elite for centuries.
But as soon as I heard the Master speak, I grasped my original mind. I hope the Master will be compassionate enough to instruct me. Shen-hsiu, in our time reduced to a boring bad guy, was in his own time a very dynamic and influential figure, while Hui-neng was ignored and obscure. Biographies in The Transmission of the Lamp of the students that followed them bear more accurate witness to their respective influence. Red Pine addresses all this but treats it very lightly, which is proper.
This is a text for practitioners, not scholars.
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