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Zen Teachings of Huang Po on the Transmission of Mind, John Blofeld translation

By Huangbo Xiyun

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“Above, below, and around you, all is spontaneously existing, for there is nowhere which is outside the Buddha-Mind.”

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Themes: Sacred World

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“Chase it and it always eludes you; run from it and it is always there.”

Chapters: 29. Not Doing

Themes: Paradox

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“Consider the sunlight. Follow it and, behold, it escapes you; run from it and it follows you close. You can neither possess it nor have done with it. From this example you can understand how it is with the true Nature of all things and, henceforth, there will be no need to grieve or to worry about such things.”

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Themes: Impermanence

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“People either neglect the root and focus on the branches or neglect the reality of the branches and focus only on realization.”

Chapters: 18. The Sick Society

Themes: Reality

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“the real Buddha has no mouth and preaches no Dharma... real hearing requires no ears”

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“The foolish reject what they see and not what they think; the wise reject what they think and not what they see.”

Chapters: 2. The Wordless Teachings

Themes: Non-Thought

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“When you are neither attached to, nor detached from your senses and thoughts, then you enjoy your perfect unobstructed freedom, then you have your seat of enlightenment.”

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“Your true nature is something never lost to you even in moments of delusion, nor is it gained at the moment of Enlightenment.”

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Themes: True Self

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