When you see good and evil in this world, do not cling to them, nor shun them, nor be defiled by them.
-Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch, Studies in Zen, D.T. Suzuki, p31
Discussion:
Many Buddhists and some who call themselves Zen Buddhists talk of compassion and doing good in the world.
Where does these desires rise from? From attachment to good and evil.
Can you please post link to mumonkan translation by r h blyth,thank you.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?an=Blyth&kn=Mumonkan&sts=t
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